Today, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a proposed rule that would increase the minimum salary required to qualify as exempt from overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s white collar exemptions (executive, administrative, and professional employees).…
Readers of this blog may recall the case Rizo v. Yovino, a case involving a federal Equal Pay Act claim by a teacher who was paid less than her male counterparts for performing the same job. The reason for the pay disparity was that the employer factored in prior salary history, among other factors, and…
California courts have been busy since the start of the new year issuing decisions that affect employers with California employees. Here’s an update on the most significant of these decisions and how they impact employers and their policies and practices. Background Checks The most significant new…
For decades, American employers have used the legally endorsed policy of rounding employees’ time to the nearest quarter hour. This has always been permissible, provided the policy was neutral in effect, meaning that on balance employees were not underpaid as a result. Back in the days not so long…
Employees often hear stories in the media about sensationalized settlements or judgments received by plaintiff-employees in employment cases. This publicity fuels more employment lawsuits by employees who feel “wronged” by their employers in some way. As California employers know, there is…
For over 20 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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