As anticipated, earlier this week, the California Supreme Court broke from the U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Cruises v. Moriana decision, and further tipped the scales in favor of PAGA plaintiffs in California by holding that PAGA plaintiffs retain standing to litigate representative PAGA claims…
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana, employers have been implementing and enforcing arbitration agreements requiring employees to arbitrate their individual Private Attorneys’ General Act (“PAGA”) claims. But what happens to the representative…
This is the fourth post in our monthly series of CDF’s Labor & Employment Law Blog providing California employers with wage and hour compliance tips and best practices. In California, non-exempt employees who are not part of a proper alternative workweek schedule are entitled to overtime wages at…
Last week, former CDF Labor Law attorney, and current CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce (“Cal Chamber”), Jennifer Barrera, published a compelling argument surrounding the issues concerning the California Private Attorney General Act and a ballot measure on the Act coming up next year.…
Over the past decade, California employers have reasonably relied on consistent rulings from courts as well as state and federal administrative agencies upholding the validity of time rounding systems as long as they are neutral in application. However, in a sharp departure from these authorities, the…
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Sacramento Office Managing Partner and Chair of CDF’s Traditional Labor Law Practice Group. Mark has been practicing labor and employment law in California for thirty years. His practice has a special emphasis on the representation of California employers in union-management relations and handling federal and state court litigation and administrative matters triggered by all types of employment-related disputes. He is also adept at providing creative and practical legal advice to help minimize the risks inherent in employing workers in California. He recently named “Sacramento Lawyer of the Year” in Employment Law-Management for 2021 by Best Lawyers®.
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