As previously reported, a San Francisco Superior Court judge recently issued a preliminary injunction against Uber and Lyft, ordering them to reclassify their drivers as employees instead of independent contractors. Uber and Lyft filed an immediate appeal seeking a stay of the trial court’s order.…
On August 19, 2020, in response to technical difficulties producing I-766 Employment Authorization Documents (also known as EAD cards), the Department of Homeland Security announced that employees may produce and employers must accept a paper I-797 Notice of Action approving an Application for Employment…
The California Secretary of State Alex Padilla recently announced that the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will appear on the upcoming November 3, 2020 ballot. Nicknamed the “CCPA 2.0,” the CPRA would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act and impose more stringent requirements on…
Social activism pervades our daily lives more today than it has at any time in the last fifty years. With the broadcasting capabilities afforded by social media platforms, many people voice their viewpoints through Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, TikTok and Facebook. Others are out in the…
As we recently reported, the State of California, joined by the cities of San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles, recently filed a lawsuit against Uber and Lyft in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging that they unlawfully persist in classifying their drivers as independent contractors even though…
For over 25 years, CDF has distinguished itself as one of the top employment, labor and immigration firms in California, representing employers in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits and advising employers on related legal compliance and risk avoidance. We cover the state, with five locations from Sacramento to San Diego.
Robin Largent has a regular presence in California state and federal courts and has been lead defense counsel and appellate counsel for large and small California employers in litigation (and arbitration) ranging from individual discrimination and harassment claims to complex wage and hour representative and class actions. She also leads the firm’s appellate practice, having substantial experience and success handling appeals, writ petitions, and amicus briefs in both state and federal court on issues such as class certification (particularly in the wage and hour arena), manageability and due process concerns associated with class action trials, exempt/non-exempt misclassification issues, meal and rest break compliance, trade secret/unfair competition matters, and the scope of federal court jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act.
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