Labor & Employment Law Archives

HOHENSHELT v. SUPERIOR COURT, No. S284498 (Cal. S. Ct. Aug. 11, 2025)

Issues: Employment Agreements with Arbitration Clauses, Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), Labor & Employment Law

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA DANA HOHENSHELT, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; GOLDEN STATE FOODS CORP., Real Party in Interest. S284498 Second Appellate District, Division Eight B327524 Los Angeles County Superior Court 20PSCV00827 August 11, 2025 Justice Liu authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero […]

MUNOZ v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, No. A171410 (Cal. App. Aug. 5, 2025)

Issues: Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Labor & Employment Law

Filed 8/5/25 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR JEFFRY UMAÑA MUÑOZ et al., Petitioners, v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. A171410 SUMMARY Petitioners challenged the University of California’s policy prohibiting the employment of undocumented students without federal work authorization, […]

HIRDMAN v. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, No. D084304 (Cal. App. Aug. 4, 2025)

Issues: Employment Law, Labor & Employment Law, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), Wage & Hour Litigation

Filed 8/4/25 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BRADLEY HIRDMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Defendant and Respondent. D084304 (Super. Ct. No. CIVDS1931034) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Jessica Morgan, Judge. Affirmed. SUMMARY Bradley Hirdman sued his former […]

ALLISON v. DIGNITY HEALTH, Cal. App. No. A169225 (June 2, 2025)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Class Certification, Employee Rest Breaks, Labor & Employment Law

Filed 6/2/25; certified for publication 6/24/25 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR JOANNE ALLISON et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DIGNITY HEALTH, Defendant and Respondent. A169225 (City and County of San Francisco Super. Ct. No. CGC18566922) SUMMARY The appellate court affirmed the trial court’s […]

PALM SPRINGS PROMENADE, LLC v. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, Cal. App. No. D083069 (June 13, 2025)

Issues: Prevailing Wage Law

Filed 6/13/25 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PALM SPRINGS PROMENADE, LLC, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, Defendant and Respondent. D083069 (Super. Ct. No. CVPS2202816) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Riverside County, Eric A. Keen, Judge. Affirmed. SUMMARY The Court […]

MURO v. CORNERSTONE STAFFING SOLUTIONS, INC., No. D070206 (Cal. App. 2/23/2018)

Issues: Class Action Waivers, Employment Agreements with Arbitration Clauses, Labor & Employment Law

Filed 2/23/18 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TONY MURO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CORNERSTONE STAFFING SOLUTIONS, INC., Defendant and Appellant. D070206 (Super. Ct. No. 37-2015-0007723-CU-OE-CTL) APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Joan?M.?Lewis, Judge. Affirmed. Counsel Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & […]

AUGUSTUS v. ABM SECURITY SERVICES, INC., No. S224853 (Cal. 12/22/2016) [SLIP COPY]

Issues: Employee Rest Breaks, Labor & Employment Law, Wage & Hour Litigation

Filed 12/22/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA JENNIFER AUGUSTUS et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents v. ABM SECURITY SERVICES, INC., Defendant and Appellant. S224853 Ct.App. 2/1 B243788, B247392; Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. BC336416,?BC345918 & CG5444421 Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Theane Evangelis, Andrew G. Pappas, Bradley J. Hamburger; Littler […]

BRINKER RESTAURANT CORP. v. SUPERIOR COURT, 53 Cal.4th 1004 (2012)

Issues: Labor & Employment Law, Wage & Hour Litigation

No. S166350. 53 Cal.4th 1004 (2012) 139 Cal. Rptr. 3d 315 273 P.3d 513 BRINKER RESTAURANT CORPORATION et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; ADAM HOHNBAUM et al., Real Parties in Interest. Supreme Court of California. April 12, 2012. Counsel: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Rex S. Heinke, Johanna […]

Flores v. City of San Gabriel (9th Cir., June 2, 2016)

Issues: Labor & Employment Law

DANNY FLORES; ROBERT BARADA; KEVIN WATSON; VY VAN; RAY LARA; DANE WOOLWINE; RIKIMARU NAKAMURA; CHRISTOPHER WENZEL; SHANNON CASILLAS; JAMES JUST; STEVE RODRIGUES; ENRIQUE DEANDA, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, and CRUZ HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, and GILBERT LEE; RENE LOPEZ, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF SAN GABRIEL, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Nos. 14-56421, 14-56514.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Argued and Submitted February 10, 2016 […]

Gonzales v. City of Long Beach (Cal.App. 2016) [UNPUBLISHED]

Issues: Labor & Employment Law

THOMAS GONZALES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF LONG BEACH & CITIZENS POLICE COMPLAINT COMMISSION, Defendant and Respondent. B249060 California Court of Appeals, Second District, Third Division May 12, 2016 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not […]

Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd. (Cal. App., 2016)

Issues: Labor & Employment Law

GERAWAN FARMING, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al., Defendants and Respondents. LUPE GARCIA, Intervener and Appellant, v. AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al., Defendant and Respondents. F069896 F070287 COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT May 9, 2016 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* (Super. Ct. No. 13CECG03374) […]