Plaintiff Jesus Cuitlahuac Garcia filed a wage and hour lawsuit against Border
Transportation Group, LLC (BTG), its owner Erik Ortega, and BTG employee Martha
Ortega. Some of Garcia's claims are based on Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC)
wage orders;1 others are not. The trial court granted defendants' motion for summary
judgment on all eight causes of action on the basis that Ga

This case concerns a contract
dispute between a solar energy company and a former sales employee.
Appellee Stephen Ellicott ("Ellicott") filed suit against
Appellants American Capital Energy, Inc. ("ACE") and its two
principals, Thomas Hunton ("Hunton") and Arthur Hennessey
("Hennessey") (collectively, "Appellants"), claiming violations of
the Massachusetts Wage Act and bre

Plaintiffs John Brotherston and
Joan Glancy are two former employees of Putnam Investments, LLC
who participated in Putnam's defined-contribution 401(k)
retirement plan (the "Plan"). They brought this lawsuit on behalf
of a now-certified class of other participants in the Plan, and on
behalf of the Plan itself pursuant to the civil enforcement
provision of the Employee Reti

Michael E. Barri (Barri), Tristar Medical Group (Tristar), and Coalition for
Sensible Workers’ Compensation Reform (CSWCR) petitioned this court pursuant to
Labor Code section 5955 (all further statutory references are to the Labor Code, unless
otherwise indicated). They seek a peremptory or alternative writ of mandate, prohibition,
or other appropriate relief directing the Workers

Pamela Sue Praytor appeals a district court order affirming the Commissioner’s denial of disability benefits. She contends an administrative law judge (ALJ) incorrectly evaluated her treating physician’s opinion and her credibility. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
* After examining the briefs and appellate re

Linda Faulkner appeals the district court's 1 grant of summary judgment in favor
of Douglas County Department of Corrections (DCDC) in this employment dispute
based upon allegations of gender, age, and, most significantly, disability
1The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the District of Nebraska.
discrimination under state and federal c

Labor Code section 226.2,1 which became effective January 1, 2016, addresses the
manner in which piece-rate employees are to be compensated for rest and recovery
periods and other nonproductive time on the job (collectively, rest/NP time).
Subdivision (b) of the statute (hereafter section 226.2(b)) provides a safe harbor for an
employer that, prior to 2016, failed to properly compe

In their first appeal (case No. H041870), both plaintiff Manny Villanueva,
individually and as class representative, and defendant Fidelity National Title Company
(Fidelity) appeal from a judgment following a bench trial in this class action lawsuit
alleging violations of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, §§ 17200
et seq.). Villanueva and the class (jointly Plain

Charles Payan appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of
United Parcel Service (“UPS”) in relation to his claims for racial discrimination and
retaliation arising under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, as well as his state law claims
for breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C.