In Rodriguez V. Nike Retail Services, Inc., the Ninth Circuit Recognizes California’s Strong Requirement That All Time Worked Must Be Compensated

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In Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Services, Inc. (June 28, 2019), the Ninth Circuit reviewed a pair of federal trial court decisions that concluded that the time spent going through “bag checks” before leaving the stores, but after clocking out, was de minimis (too small) and therefor the employers had no obligation to pay employees for that time. […]

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In Townley V. Bj’s Restaurants, Inc., the Court of Appeal Considers Whether Employer Must Reimburse Cost of Slip-resistant Shoes

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In Townley v. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (pub. ord. July 8, 2019), the Court of Appeal considered whether summary judgment was properly entered for the employer in a lawsuit alleging violation of Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.; “PAGA”) for failure to reimburse employees for the cost of purchasing slip-resistant shoes. The […]

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