Wage Law

"The California Wage And Hour Law Weblog." Discussion of wage and hour legal issues, law and legislation under California and federal law.

Author: Michael J. Walsh and Mark A. Walsh practice in Irvine, Calif.

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Recent Posts from Wage Law

Federal Minimum Wage Increase
The federal minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act, formerly $6.55 per hour, increased to $7.25 on Friday, July 24, 2009. With this change, employees who are covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards…
Court Approves $85 Million Settlement Involving Wal-Mart Wage Disputes
U.S. District Judge Philip M. Pro has given preliminary approval to an $85 million wage and hour class action settlement resolving 30 cases against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in coordinated proceedings entitled In Re: Wal-Mart Wage…
Sonic-Calabasas A - Binding Arbitration Agreement Compels Dismissal of Berman Proceedings
In Sonic-Calabasas A, Inc. dba Acura 101 West v. Moreno (2009) __ Cal.App.4th __, the Court of Appeal considered whether an admittedly valid employment arbitration agreement that is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act may…
Supreme Court Opinion Offers No Analysis on Ledbetter Act
Some pundits thought we might be getting an early insight into the Supreme Court's view of the Lily Ledbetter Act. However, after permitting supplemental briefing on the act, the U.S. Supreme Court offered no analysis…
On Sonia Sotomayor and Her Record in Employment-Related Matters
President Obama on Tuesday nominated federal appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor, 54, to the U.S. Supreme Court. She would be the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice. Sotomayor was appointed to the bench George Bush, and…
Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8
This is off-topic, but it's such big news in general and among employment litigators, we thought we'd post it - especially for those who are having trouble getting to the opinions page. In Strauss v.…
Brewer v. Premier Golf Properties is Final
The Supreme Court denied petitions for review and depublication in Brewer v. Premier Golf Properties (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 1243. We discussed the opinion in an earlier post that can be found at this link. The…
Picking Off The Class One at a Time - Chindarah v. Pick Up Stix
Probably the most important wage-and-hour case to be published so far in 2009 has been Chindarah v. Pick Up Stix Inc. (2009) 171 Cal.App.4th 796, which holds that Labor Code § 206.5 does not apply…
Supreme Court Ruling Favors of Class Action Plaintiffs in UCL Cases
In a close 4-3 vote, the Supreme Court has rendered its decision in the landmark case In re Tobacco II Cases (2009) __ Cal.App.4th __, and it's a huge victory for class action plaintiffs in…
Your May Day Points and Authorities
"Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates." Deuteronomy 24:14 (King James Version).…