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08.06.14

California Supreme Court Weighs In On Commission Wages

Employers in California that pay commission wages should familiarize themselves with a new decision from the California Supreme Court limiting payroll choices.


07.24.14

Southern District Opinion Allows Seizure of Emails From Host Provider

A Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge last week approved the government’s ability to conduct searches and seizures of entire email accounts stored by third-party providers like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and Apple without having to establish probable cause that all the emails seized ...


07.23.14

High Court’s Fall Docket Includes Major Employment Issues

While the 2013-2014 U.S. Supreme Court term may be over, the justices have granted certiorari in two major employment cases slated for the fall.


07.16.14

Donna Wilson Invited to Speak on TCPA Developments

On July 25, 2014, Manatt litigation partner Donna Wilson will speak at a session titled “All About the Telephone Consumer Protection Act” during Bridgeport Continuing Education’s Advertising, Marketing & Media Law: Litigation & Best Practices Seminar.


07.09.14

Recess Is Over: Supreme Court Strikes NLRB Appointments

Striking a blow to the President and the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Supreme Court held that three recess appointments made by President Barack Obama in January 2012 were invalid.


06.25.14

Employers Win, Lose in Latest California Supreme Court Opinion on Arbitration

The California Supreme Court continued its complicated relationship with employment agreements and arbitration on June 23 when it issued Iskanian v. CLS Transportation.


06.23.14

NEWS ALERT: California Supreme Court Issues Mixed Bag Decision Re: Class and Representative Waivers

Today, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, Inc.


06.16.14

TCPA Suit Based On Texts Unrelated To Promotion

Running a Cyber Monday promotion led to a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit for Cosmopolitan Hotels & Resorts.


06.11.14

Appellate Court Tosses Employee’s Seating Suit

An employer won a rare victory in a suitable seating case when a California appellate court affirmed summary judgment in a suit brought by a sample worker.


06.02.14

CA Supreme Court Strikes Down $15 Million Employee Class Action Win and Orders Decertification

On May 29, 2014, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld an intermediate appeals ruling that struck down a $15 million judgment in a class action case against U.S. Bank.