California Labor & Employment Law Blog
JCL Law Firm Wins Landmark Appellate Decision on behalf of California Homeowners
The JCL Law Firm recently won a landmark decision at the California Court of Appeal on behalf of California homeowners in Blanchette v. Superior Court (GHA Enterprises), 8 Cal.App.5th 521 (2017). The Court of Appeal held that a Superior Court judge erred in staying a...
Fired or Quit? When Do I Get Paid?
In California, if an employer fires or terminates an employee, the employer must immediately pay the employee all unpaid wages at the time. If an employee quits his or her employment, the employer shall pay the employee all unpaid wages with 72 hours. (Labor Code §§...
Employers Must Pay Employees for “On Call” Rest Breaks
Recently the California Supreme Court held that California employers must compensate their employees a premium hour of wages at the employee’s regular rate of pay for “on call” rest breaks. In the landmark decision Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., the...
Misclassified Independent Contractors
Case: Los Angeles Superior Court Client: Misclassified Personal Shoppers Employer: Confidential Settlement: $2,000,000 Legal Theory: Misclassified Independent Contractors Year: 2018 May 24, 2018, the JCL Law Firm settled a wage and hour class action on behalf...
Expansive Soils at Commercial Warehouses
Case: San Diego Superior Court Clients: Eight Commercial Property Owners Defendant: Confidential Settlement: $3,000,000 Legal Theory: Expansive Soils – Inadequate Design March 23, 2018, the JCL Law Firm is pleased to announce that it resolved a complex...
Meal and Rest Period Violations
Case: San Diego Superior Court Case Client: Southern California Based Respiratory Therapist Employer: Southern California Hospital Settlement: $700,000.00 The JCL Law Firm negotiated a $700,000 PAGA only settlement on behalf of approximately 1,700 aggrieved...
Unlawful Housing – 28 Day Shuffle in San Diego, CA
Case: San Diego Superior Court No. 37-2013-0005835 Client: Amanda Burns Defendants: Confidential Legal Theory: 28 Day Shuffle – Violation Civil Code Section 1940.1 Result: $350,000 The JCL Law Firm, APC obtained a $350,000 class action settlement against the owners...
Unlawful Housing – 28 Day Shuffle in Stanton, CA
Case: Orange County Superior Court No. 30-2016-00863095 Client: Denice Perkins Defendants: Confidential Legal Theory: 28 Day Shuffle – Violation Civil Code Section 1940.1 Result: $158,000 The JCL Law Firm, APC obtained a $350,000 class action settlement, on behalf of...
Miscalculated Overtime, Missed Meal and Rest Periods for Call Center Employees
Case: Los Angeles County Superior Court Clients: Call Center Employees Defendants: Confidential Settlement: $125,000 Legal Theory: Miscalculated Overtime, Missed Meal and Rest Periods Year: 2018 February 7, 2018, the JCL Law Firm obtained final approval of a...
Meal and Rest Period Violations for Retail Employees
Case: San Bernardino Superior Court Client: Retail Sales Employees Defendants: Confidential Settlement: $1,800,000 Legal Theory: Meal and Rest Period Violations January 11, 2017, the JCL Law Firm obtained final class action settlement approval from the San...