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No Claim By Employee Who Was Friends With Alleged Harasser
Atalla v. Rite Aid Corp., 2023 WL 2521909 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023)
Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Was Properly Dismissed
Lopez v. La Casa de Las Madres, 2023 WL 2534998 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023)
Employer That Failed To Layoff Employee Before She Became Disabled May Have Discriminated
Lin v. Kaiser Found. Hosps., 2023 WL 2202544 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023)
Court Compels Individual But Not Representative Claims To Arbitration
Piplack v. In-N-Out Burgers, 2023 WL 2384502 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023)
Good Faith Is Defense To Labor Code’s “Knowing And Intentional” Standard
Naranjo v. Spectrum Sec. Servs., Inc., 2023 WL 2261253 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023)
Absent Exemption, Highly Compensated Daily-Rate Workers Are Entitled To Overtime
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, 598 U.S. ___, 143 S. Ct. 677 (2023)
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down “Request Arbitration, Go To Jail” Law
Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta, 2023 WL 2013326 (9th Cir. 2023)
Issue Preclusion Barred PAGA Claims After Arbitration Loss
Rocha v. U-Haul Co. of Cal., 88 Cal. App. 5th 65 (2023)
No Arbitration Waiver Where Employer Answered Complaint And Engaged In Limited Discovery
Armstrong v. Michaels Stores, Inc., 59 F.4th 1011 (9th Cir. 2023)
Labor Commissioner’s Deposition Subpoena Power Ends Once Wage Citation Issued
Garcia-Brower v. Nor-Cal Venture Grp., Inc., 2023 WL 2421824 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023)
Proposition 22 Is Not Unconstitutional
Castellanos v. State of Cal., 2023 WL 2473326 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023)
Short-Term Military Leave May Have To Be Comparable To Non-Military Leave Benefits
Clarkson v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., 59 F.4th 424 (9th Cir. 2023)
Employee’s PAGA Action Was Not Limited By Sick Pay Statute
Wood v. Kaiser Found. Hosps., 88 Cal. App. 5th 742 (2023)
March 2023