Case Matthew Lewis Hunter v. City of Des Moines, Iowa Court Iowa Supreme Court Judge Mansfield (Terry Branstad, 2011) Date
Second District affirms denial of Blue Origin’s motion to compel arbitration of former employee’s FEHA sexual harassment and other claims, holding that the arbitration agreement is both substantively and procedurally unconscionable due to lack of mutuality and one-sided carve-outs, and t
Second District reverses denial of motion to compel arbitration in nursing facility wage and hour class action, holding that three arbitration-related onboarding documents must be construed together and form an enforceable agreement despite minor ambiguities and the typical procedural unconscionabil
Fifth District reverses denial of class certification in wage and hour case challenging exclusion of nondiscretionary bonuses from the regular rate of pay, holding that defenses common to all class members do not defeat typicality of the class representative’s claim.
The Ninth Circuit reverses key rulings in a long-running Jack in the Box wage-and-hour class action, restoring class claims for shortened meal breaks under Oregon law and for non-slip shoe deductions, and ordering a trial on whether overdeductions for the Oregon Workers’ Benefit Fund were will
Case In the Matter of State of New Jersey and Council of New Jersey State College Locals, AFT; Communications Workers
Sixth District grants second writ of mandate, holding that an employer that raised the avoidable consequences defense waived work product protection over the investigator’s factual findings, and that allowing redactions of all factual findings exceeded the scope of any remaining work product p
Case [Redacted Principal Employer AŞ] v. [Redacted Subcontractor Defendants] (Rücuen Alacak / Recourse Claim under Service Procurement Agreement) Court Ankara
The Ninth Circuit holds that a federal contractor’s revocation of a Security Police Officer’s Part 1046 fitness-for-duty certification is reviewable under the ADA and is not the kind of national-security clearance decision insulated from review under Department of Navy v. Egan.
Fourth District reverses summary judgment for community college district on nursing student’s sexual harassment claims, holding that the student has standing under FEHA, that her detailed pre-litigation letter substantially complied with the Government Claims Act, and that triable issues exist
Second District holds that a public employee union did not clearly and unmistakably waive its right to bargain over an outsourcing decision through an MOU clause referring to “reorganization,” reversing dismissal of an unfair practice charge against Los Angeles County.
Case Hanke v. Electric Boat Corporation Court Connecticut Appellate Court Judge Clark (Ned Lamont, 2021) Date Decided April 7, 2026
Fourth District holds that a curative notice in a wage and hour class action must warn employees who rescind individual settlement agreements that they may be required to repay the settlement consideration if the employer prevails, applying California Civil Code rescission statutes rather than feder
Case … General Directorate v. … Private Security Contractors Court Ankara Regional Court of Appeal, 23rd Civil Chamber (Turkey) Date
Third District affirms denial of an anti-SLAPP motion in a CSU professor retaliation case, holding that claims based ‘in part’ on communications with another university do not arise from protected activity when other unprotected employment decisions also support the claim.
Fourth District holds that the State Fund rule applies when a law firm receives privileged emails that a former executive improperly took from the company, and reverses the trial court’s denial of disqualification motions.
Fifth District enforces a janitorial worker’s mutual arbitration agreement and explains how trial courts should distinguish, but document their departures from, binding California Court of Appeal precedent like Cook v. USC.
Second District holds that a parole agent who service retired while under misconduct investigation cannot pursue disability retirement because his departure under unfavorable circumstances foreclosed the possibility of reinstatement.
Case İstanbul Bölge Adliye Mahkemesi 17. Hukuk Dairesi, Case No. 2022/856, Decision No. 2026/331 Court 17th Civil Chamber, İstanbul Regional
First District holds that an arbitrator’s merits-based finding that an employee did not suffer Labor Code violations preclusively destroys the same employee’s PAGA standing in the companion court action.
First District holds the First Amendment ministerial exception does not categorically bar a Zen Center worker’s wage-and-hour claims, but Labor Code section 98.2’s appeal bond is required only of the employing entity, not individuals also liable under section 558.1.
Fourth District holds a public employee ‘convicted’ of a job-related felony — by guilty plea — forfeits a portion of his pension benefits under Government Code section 7522.74, and that forfeiture is not undone when the felony is later reduced to a misdemeanor under Penal Code section 17
Sixth District reverses a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board reconsideration order, holding the Board exceeded its jurisdiction by granting reconsideration after the former section 5909 60-day deadline ran and that the narrow grounds for equitable tolling were not satisfied.
Fourth District reverses summary judgment for Wal-Mart, holding California’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act allows employees to recover the $10,000 statutory damages award for ICRAA disclosure violations without proving any concrete injury such as an adverse employment decision.