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In a win for franchisors, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s summary judgment in favor of fast-food behemoth McDonald’s Corp., ruling that the franchisor is not a joint employer of its franchisees’ workers and thus is not liable...By: Lewitt Hackman

Any employer that has faced a wage & hour lawsuit in California knows that minor violations can quickly add up to significant liabilities....By: Lewitt Hackman

Employee lawsuits for wrongful termination often allege claims for violating the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and public policy. The public policy claim, often referred to as a “Tameny” claim, is based on a California Supreme Court case...By: Lewitt Hackman

Last year (April 2018) the California Supreme Court rocked the boat with the seminal Dynamex decision, which created very high barriers for companies who utilize independent contractors. On September 18, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly...By: Lewitt Hackman

Arbitration is a highly controversial topic in California. Just last year 20,000 Google employees walked off the job in protest of Google’s policy to arbitrate workplace misconduct claims. A few weeks ago more than 200 Riot Games (creator of League...By: Lewitt Hackman

In a wrongful death suit by a Massachusetts wife of a man and their child who drowned in a Montreal hotel pool, a Massachusetts federal court held in Nandjou v. Marriott Internationalthat it had jurisdiction under the state long-arm statute over...By: Lewitt Hackman