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Sexual Orientation Harassment Claim is Immune From Arbitration Under the EFAA
Quilala v. Securitas Sec. Servs. USA, Inc., 2025 WL 3639429 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025)
Employee’s “Misinterpretation” of the Law Did Not Preclude Recovery on Whistleblower Claim
Contreras v. Green Thumb Produce, Inc., 116 Cal. App. 5th 1251 (2025)
Plaintiffs Barred From Proceeding Pseudonymously
Roe v. Smith, 116 Cal. App. 5th 227 (2025)
Three-Year Workplace Violence Restraining Order is Upheld
County of Los Angeles v. Niblett, 116 Cal. App. 5th 454 (2025)
Case Was Properly Dismissed Under 5-1/2 Year Rule
Randolph v. Trustees of the Cal. State Univ., 2025 WL 3763384 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025)
Salvation Army Workers May Have Been Volunteers Exempt From Wage/Hour Laws
Spilman v. The Salvation Army, 2026 WL 35953 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Lower Court Erred in Calculating Unpaid Wages and Assessing Manager’s Liability
Iloff v. LaPaille, 2025 WL 3718335 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025)
Strip Club Dancer Could Proceed With FLSA Retaliation Claim
Hollis v. R&R Restaurants, Inc., 159 F.4th 677 (9th Cir. 2025)
Employees Who Rescind Individual Settlement Agreements Might Have to Repay Compensation Received
The Merchant of Tennis, Inc. v. Superior Court, 2026 WL 102728 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Employer Waived Arbitration by Litigating in Court For More Than Four Years
Sierra Pac. Industries Wage & Hour Cases, 116 Cal. App. 5th 1038 (2025)
Motion to Compel Arbitration Was Improperly Denied
Wise v. Tesla Motors, Inc., 2025 WL 3707196 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025)
Arbitrator’s Error in Awarding Attorney’s Fees Did Not Warrant Vacatur
VIP Mortg. Inc. v. Gates, 162 F.4th 1010 (9th Cir. 2025)
Miscellaneous PAGA Developments
January 2026