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An employee’s lawsuit alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) will move forward after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found the employer’s point system effectively violated the plaintiff’s statutory rights....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Who should decide the gateway issue of whether an arbitration agreement permits class proceedings? Courts, not arbitrators, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has concluded, joining the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has certified two cases to the California Supreme Court on issues with the potential for major impact on employers in the state: meal and rest break policies and the retroactive effect of the...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

To settle a false advertising class action over its “healthy” claims for coconut oil, Nature’s Way has agreed to a $1.85 million settlement deal....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Where’s the beef? In Arkansas federal court, where the Tofurky Company challenged a new state law that prohibits the labeling of plant-based meat alternatives as “burgers,” “beef,” “pork” or “sausage” or other meat-related terms....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Interpreting California Labor Code Section 2802, an appellate panel in the state ruled that an employer was not required to reimburse its employees for the cost of slip-resistant shoes....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

In the latest arbitration battle involving Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, a California federal court denied an employer’s motion to compel despite recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The New York State Legislature has passed a bill that, if signed into law, would allow current and former employees to obtain a lien against an employer’s real or personal property based merely on an allegation of underpayment of wages. Such an...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Exit inspections conducted as retail employees of Nike leave the store may need to be compensated, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit determined in a class action, applying the California Supreme Court’s recent decision in Troester v....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

On Monday, July 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a rare and significant step in issuing a warning letter to Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (Curaleaf), one of the country’s larger producers of CBD-based products, regarding Curaleaf’s...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP