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Atkinson v. Aaron's LLC et al
Case Number:
2:23-cv-01742
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
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June 27, 2024
Appeal Of Wash. Pay Range Suit Remand Gets Shut Down
A Washington federal judge refused to certify an appeal to the Ninth Circuit concerning the lower court's decision to remand to state court a lawsuit alleging retailer Aaron's should have included pay ranges in job advertisements, saying that state court is the ideal venue to interpret state law.
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May 31, 2024
Store Applicant Wants Pay Range Case In State Court ASAP
A job applicant told a Washington federal judge not to grant retailer Aaron's bid to appeal to the Ninth Circuit his case accusing it of violating a state requirement to include pay ranges in job advertisements, saying it contradicts the company's claim the suit shouldn't be in federal court.
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May 20, 2024
Wash. Pay Range Suits Meet Early Crossroads On Standing
A federal court's ruling that a job applicant lacked standing to claim an employer violated Washington state's new requirement for employers to include pay ranges in job ads may signal that workers will fare better advancing such claims in state court, attorneys told Law360.
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May 07, 2024
Wash. Opinion Establishes Pay Transparency Suit Battle Lines
A Washington federal court opinion on a job applicant's pay transparency suit offers clues to how this novel area of equal pay could play out in future litigation, attorneys say, and it raises questions on what constitutes harm and a sincere application effort.
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April 30, 2024
Wash. Job Applicant's Pay Transparency Suit Tossed For Now
A Washington federal judge tossed a job applicant's state pay transparency suit against a rent-to-own retailer, ruling the job-seeker didn't prove how the company's failure to include pay information in a job listing negatively affected him.
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February 12, 2024
Aaron's Job Applicant Insists He Can Sue Over Online Posting
A job seeker is claiming he has a right to sue rent-to-own retailer Aaron's for allegedly running afoul of Washington's pay transparency law even though he was never hired, arguing it would be "absurd" to require him to take the job before being able to sue over a lack of details in a posting.
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January 23, 2024
Applicants Can't Sue Under Wash. Pay Law, Aaron's Says
Rent-to-own products retailer Aaron's has urged a Washington federal judge to toss a job seeker's lawsuit alleging the company ran afoul of a new state pay transparency law by omitting salary details from a job posting, arguing the suit can't stand because the applicant was never hired.
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November 14, 2023
Aaron's Accused Of Flouting Wash. Pay Transparency Law
Rent-to-own furniture and appliance retailer Aaron's has not been posting wage information on its website, violating a Washington state law requiring employers to be transparent about the wages prospective employees can anticipate, an applicant said in a suit removed to federal court.