March 01, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for oral arguments at the California Supreme Court in a case dealing with the standard for penalties for "knowing and intentional" wage statement violations. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
July 28, 2023
A California federal judge on Friday put the first stamp of approval on a $72.5 million settlement ending class claims that Home Depot failed to pay employees for off-the-clock work, finding the deal a fair resolution to a seven-year-old case.
July 21, 2023
In the upcoming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a potential dismissal in a case claiming Darden Restaurants' compensation plans lead to sexual harassment and race bias. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
June 23, 2023
Home Depot workers asked a California federal judge to sign off on a $72.5 million settlement with the home improvement company that would resolve their allegations of unpaid off-the-clock work, calling the deal an "excellent" resolution to years of hard-fought litigation.
November 14, 2022
Workers accusing Home Depot of unpaid off-the-clock work won't be able to present certain evidence while they face the home improvement chain at trial, a California federal judge ruled, saying that some damages calculations were not specific enough.
September 16, 2022
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for the potential barring of certain expert witness evidence in a wage and hour class action against Home Depot. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
July 26, 2022
A California federal judge on Tuesday trimmed portions of a class action alleging that Home Depot made employees work off the clock, ruling that there are issues with the class representative's standing as to his claim the store failed to pay his final wages to him in a timely manner.
May 05, 2022
Home Depot urged a California federal judge Thursday to decertify two classes of workers who say the home improvement store made them work off the clock, arguing during a video hearing that the workers' own survey shows not enough of them were injured to qualify as certified classes.
April 29, 2022
In the coming week, labor and employment attorneys should keep an eye on a Delta Air Lines case pitting California pay stub regulations against federal airline deregulation as it may soon come to an end. Here's a look at that case — plus other key labor and employment matters on deck in the Golden State.
March 15, 2022
A group of workers said Home Depot used an incomplete study and misrepresented employee depositions in an effort to decertify classes of workers who say the home improvement store made them work off-the-clock in a suit filed in California federal court.