Week Adjourned: 5.15.09
Top Class Actions: The Week of the Biggies Hotel Costco: You can clock in, but you can never leave? It appears to have been another busy week in law firms and courthouses across North America. Let’s...
View ArticleCalifornia Labor sees Job Market Shift?
Came across this one, had to share…wonder if anyone asked about overtime? job_market_2009_311
View ArticleAm I Owed California IT Overtime?
One test in determing whether you qualify for California IT overtime pay is your rate of pay; in some instances, you may be eligible for back overtime pay--going back up to four years.
View ArticleWeek Adjourned: 7.3.09
Top Class Actions Whiz-through security fizzes out? As if air travel wasn’t fraught with enough obstacles, delays, and frustrations frequent flyers last Monday found themselves SOL at Clear Airport...
View ArticleCalifornia Labor Law Board vs California Labor Law Attorney
So much for that old adage “Go West Young Man”. In these tough economic times, some Californians may be thinking about moving elsewhere, particularly when employers are cutting back on payroll by...
View ArticleSteve Poizner: CA has “extreme labor laws”…huh?
That was a quote taken from potential California gubernatorial candidate (and state Insurance Commissioner) Steve Poizner at the California Republican State Convention on Sept. 26th, as reported on in...
View ArticleEver Wonder what Happens when you File a Complaint?
At the risk of patting myself—and LawyersAndSettlements.com (LAS)—on the back, I want to share these comments from someone who filed a complaint with LAS. Two years ago I interviewed Blanco Alonzo...
View ArticleCalifornia Labor Law—What’s New for 2011
Here are a few California labor law perks for 2011. The U.S. Department of Labor decrees that employers grant time off for women to express breast milk. The DOL’s fact sheet is posted here. Male...
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Metallica Drummer Accused of Stiffing P.A. Settles Lawsuit
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recently settled a wage and hour lawsuit that had been filed by a former personal assistant, Steven Wiig. Wiig claimed a whole bunch of labor law violations: years of...
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Week Adjourned: 4.12.13 – Apple, Skechers, Path, Fisker
This week, the top class actions in the news are Apple, Skechers, Path and Fisker. Week Adjourned is your weekly wrap of class action lawsuits and settlements for the week ending April 12, 2013.
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