Tag: Ninth Circuit
FMCSA Regulations Override California’s Meal and Rest Break Rules
For the last several years, California and other interested parties have fought in court over whether California’s meal and rest break laws can be enforced…
Religious Beliefs and Job Requirements Must Conflict for Religious Discrimination Claims
Not only does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protect employees from discrimination based upon their religious beliefs, but it also obligates employers to…
Ministerial Exception Applied to Religious Employer’s Customer Services Representatives
Recently, the Ninth Circuit took a broad view of the First Amendment’s protection of religious organizations, concluding that a religious employer’s customer service representatives (CSR)…
Ninth Circuit Preserves FLSA De Minimis Rule
On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revisited a timekeeping case centered around a dispute over whether an employee “booting up”…
California Supreme Court Imposes FEHA Liability on Agents of Employers
In a long-awaited decision, the California Supreme Court has determined that third-party business agents of a certain size can now be directly liable for violations…
California’s Worker Classification Law Legal Challenge Partially Revived
On March 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed a district court’s order denying a preliminary injunction and dismissing a legal challenge…
