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California Court Of Appeal Strikes Down Arbitration Agreement In Wage-And-Hour Class Action Despite Concepcion

By Donald Falk on December 2, 2012 Posted in Arbitration, Employment

A California appellate court weighed in last week with another effort to circumvent the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion. In Franco v. Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. (pdf), a panel of the Court of Appeal in Los Angeles affirmed an order refusing to enforce an employee’s agreement to arbitrate disputes with his… Continue Reading

California Court of Appeal Upholds Time Entry Rounding in Wage and Hour Class Action

By John Zaimes on November 14, 2012 Posted in Employment

Many employers, especially in California, are targeted by wage and hour class actions. A recent decision by the California Court of Appeal may provide employers with some much-needed relief (and certainty) about a common practice: rounding time clock entries. Both the U.S. Department of Labor and California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement permit employers to… Continue Reading