May 13, 2022
A California federal judge approved a $1.35 million settlement between a group of cable installers and their employer, resolving the collective action alleging the cable company failed to pay employees for driving time and did not provide meal breaks.
May 06, 2022
In the coming week, labor and employment attorneys should look out for arguments over whether to exclude certain evidence from a long-running wage and hour class and collective action against Major League Baseball. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in the Golden State.
March 04, 2021
U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Wednesday denied class certification to a group of cable installation company workers after arbitration agreements whittled the putative class from 238 members to 16, a size the judge said was too small to certify.
November 09, 2020
U.S. District Judge William Alsup has refused to approve a $1.6 million settlement between a cable installation company and its workers, finding that the deal's potential award of an additional $1.5 million in attorney fees would be "extraordinary" and the deal's compensation for the workers was inadequate.