July 29, 2026
An aviation company that spent over two years litigating a wage and hour class action in federal court before seeking arbitration lost its chance to compel individual arbitration, the Ninth Circuit ruled, saying the company's prolonged litigation conduct amounted to a waiver of its arbitration rights.
July 17, 2024
An aviation company did not waive its rights to raise the arbitration flag in a suit claiming it failed to pay workers for missed rest and meal breaks because it pointed to their agreements several times, a California federal judge ruled.
May 29, 2024
The month of May brought plenty of rulings in cases with one or two workers trying to assert claims on behalf of others. Whether it's collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act or class actions under state law where the bar to clear is higher, here are 11 rulings on group wage and hour litigation to know from May.