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In this week's episode of TLDR, Tricia Legittino provides an update on California's failure to launch its ban on arbitration provisions in employment agreements.

Jerome Nedd was employed by Ryze Claim Solutions in El Cerrito, California for almost three years before his employment was terminated, resulting in his filing claims against Ryze for wrongful termination...

In his bylined article for The Recorder titled "Legislative Six-Pack: California Employers Should Closely Monitor These Six Critical Bills,"

David F. Faustman was mentioned in an article, "California Justices Back Class Action Waiver But Decide a PAGA Claim Is Not Preempted."

Fernando Ruiz and similarly situated drivers filed a class action against Affinity alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and California law for failure to pay overtime, failure to pay wages, improper charges for workers' compensation insurance and unfair business practices.

I would be so happy to be able to say California is number one with reference to The University of California Golden Bear football team.

I've been following California's "judicial hellhole" rankings for a couple of years now.

Ralphs Grocery sought an injunction to prevent a labor union from picketing on the privately owned walkway in front of the only customer entrance to its store.

Crystal Morgan and two other former employees sued Wet Seal because the company allegedly required employees to purchase Wet Seal clothing and merchandise as a condition of employment and also failed to reimburse employees for their mileage between Wet Seal business locations.

California's Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law Assembly Bill 5, a bill significantly altering the standard for classifying a worker as an employee versus an independent contractor.

We all know that clients don’t like surprises. In litigation, they want to know what matters will cost and the likelihood of an adverse outcome.

In Angelica Textile Services, Inc. v. Park, a California court of appeal considered the issue whether Angelica’s common-law claims for breach of contract, unfair competition, and interference with business relations would be allowed to proceed against a former employee despite the absence of any trade-secret violation

Complying with Fair Labor Standards Act posting requirements and maintaining a comprehensive handbook are key strategies hospitality companies can use to defend themselves in the event of an FLSA retaliation claim.

An employee of a marijuana dispensary in Colorado filed a claim in federal court alleging that he was not paid overtime in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Safeway Wage & Hour Cases, 2019 WL 6954322 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019)

In Kincaid v. Wells Fargo Securities LLC, et. al., U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul J. Cleary denied Plaintiff's Motion for an Adverse Inference Instruction, holding that the plaintiff failed to prove that any relevant evidence was destroyed or withheld.

In Tompkins v. Detroit Metropolitan Airport, et. al. [pdf], No. 10-1-413, U.S. Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen denied Defendant Northwest Airlines' Motion to Compel Plaintiff to Execute Facebook Authorizations, holding that the defendant failed to demonstrate the plaintiff's Facebook activity contained information relevant to the litigation.