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Serafin v. Balco Properties Ltd., LLC
Compelling arbitration in employment dispute is not error when unconscionable attorney fee provision severed from arbitration agreement. 		Employment Law Mar. 16, 2015
Lanquist v. Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association (County of Ventura)
Ventura County must allow county employees to purchase retirement service credit for time served as midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. 		Employment Law Mar. 16, 2015
Telish v. Cal. State Personnel Board (California Dept. of Justice)
Telephone conversations recorded at the behest of state DOJ as part of criminal investigation against state employee is admissible at his administrative hearing. 		Employment Law Mar. 15, 2015
Franco v. Arakelian Enterprises
Employer may enforce arbitration agreement that compels waiver of class action, but cannot force employee to arbitrate PAGA claims under ‘Iskanian.’ 		Employment Law Mar. 11, 2015
Telish v. California State Personnel Board (California Dept. of Justice)
Telephone conversations recorded at the behest of state DOJ as part of criminal investigation against state employee is admissible at his administrative hearing. 		Employment Law Mar. 10, 2015
Dickson v. Burke Williams Inc.
Employer not liable for failing to prevent sexual harassment where there is no viable underlying claim for harassment. 		Employment Law Mar. 8, 2015
Tamosaitis v. URS Inc.
Nuclear site whistleblower may file anti-retaliation claim in federal court, although prior administrative complaint had technical mistake in employer’s name. 		Employment Law Mar. 4, 2015
Securitas Security Services USA Inc. v. Superior Court (Edwards)
Court improperly sends employee’s entire claims to arbitration despite unenforceable PAGA waiver, which rendered entire arbitration agreement unenforceable. 		Employment Law Mar. 2, 2015
Franco v. Arakelian Enterprises Inc.
Employer may enforce arbitration agreement that compels waiver of class action, but cannot force employee to arbitrate PAGA claims under ‘Iskanian.’ 		Employment Law Feb. 26, 2015
Mies v. Sephora U.S.A.
Individualized issues predominate in attempted class action, meriting denial of class certification. 		Employment Law Feb. 26, 2015
Nigro v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Ulcerative colitis sufferer may proceed with discrimination claim alleging Sears fired him due to his disability. 		Employment Law Feb. 25, 2015
Nealy v. City of Santa Monica
‘Reasonable accommodation’ prescription in employment statute does not require employer to cut essential job functions. 		Employment Law Feb. 18, 2015
Assn. for L.A. Deputy Sheriffs v. County of L.A.
Trial court cannot stay arbitration to wait for litigation of non-arbitrable issues where no non-arbitrable issues exist. 		Employment Law Feb. 18, 2015
Horne v. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 16
‘After-acquired’ evidence that disqualified applicant from labor union position is not complete bar to applicant’s discrimination suit. 		Employment Law Feb. 18, 2015
Gerard v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
Wage Order violates Labor Code to extent it allows health care workers to waive second meal period on shifts longer than 12 hours. 		Employment Law Feb. 12, 2015
Marenco v. DirecTV LLC
Even as nonsignatory, DirectTV may compel arbitration based on arbitration clause in employment agreement of company that DirecTV acquired. 		Employment Law Feb. 6, 2015
Richey v. Autonation Inc.
Arbitrator’s award in employer’s favor is upheld regardless of whether ‘honest belief’ defense applied in employee's case. 		Employment Law Jan. 30, 2015
Landers v. Quality Communications Inc.
Employee’s wage and hour claim is properly dismissed because his threadbare allegations did not support reasonable inference of his entitlement to overtime pay. 		Employment Law Jan. 27, 2015
Cruise v. Kroger Co.
California Arbitration Act governs employment dispute where employer failed to prove contents of four-page arbitration policy. 		Employment Law Jan. 22, 2015
Dept. of Homeland Security v. MacLean
Federal regulation does not exclude air marshal from whistleblower protection. 		Employment Law Jan. 22, 2015
Montano v. The Wet Seal Retail Inc.
Nonseverable waiver of statutory representative action renders arbitration agreement unenforceable. 		Employment Law Jan. 14, 2015
Montano v. The Wet Seal Retail Inc.
Nonseverable waiver of statutory representative action renders arbitration agreement unenforceable. 		Employment Law Jan. 8, 2015
Satyadi v. West Contra Costa Healthcare District
Terminated employee’s retaliation action against employer is not barred by failure to exhaust administrative remedies. 		Employment Law Jan. 5, 2015
Bower v. Inter-Con Security Systems Inc.
Party to arbitration agreement may not compel arbitration where its conduct in litigating dispute was contrary to right to demand arbitration. 		Employment Law Jan. 5, 2015
Koval v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co.
Employees’ class certification motion properly denied where company’s supervisors differed in implementing meal and rest period policies. 		Employment Law Jan. 5, 2015
Swanson v. Morongo Unified School District
Teacher afflicted with cancer may pursue discrimination claim against school district because her termination was pretextual. 		Employment Law Dec. 31, 2014
Ruiz v. Moss Bros. Auto Group Inc.
Failure to authenticate electronic signature on arbitration agreement that employee did not recall signing is adequate ground for denying petition to compel arbitration. 		Employment Law Dec. 26, 2014
Judge v. Nijjar Realty Inc.
Employee’s appeal is dismissed as nonappealable because order vacating arbitrator’s construction ‘award’ is not final award resolving all disputes. 		Employment Law Dec. 19, 2014
Hudson v. County of Los Angeles
Trial court improperly finds that order restoring discharged sheriff’s employment is superseded by later settlement, when settlement is susceptible to contrary interpretation. 		Employment Law Dec. 17, 2014
Gabriel v. Alaska Electrical Pension Fund
Retiree may recover surcharge from pension fund if he suffered loss resulting from breach of fiduciary duty by incorrectly paying him unearned benefits. 		Employment Law Dec. 17, 2014
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