May 30, 2024
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday largely revived a proposed wage class action by a subcontractor who sought to be paid for undergoing mandatory security checks and vehicle inspections at a solar project site, following the California Supreme Court's ruling that found the time to be compensable as "hours worked."
March 25, 2024
Time spent by workers undergoing an employer's security check that includes an inspection of the worker's personal vehicle is compensable as hours worked, but time spent driving between the security gate and the parking lot is not, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday, answering a Ninth Circuit panel's queries.
January 04, 2024
A worker urged the California Supreme Court on Thursday to find employers are required to pay for time workers spend waiting to drive through an employer's security check, arguing that CSI Electrical's security checks and the lengthy drive from a parking lot to the security gate were mandated and "that's work."
September 01, 2022
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the Ninth Circuit's request to clarify whether employees who are in their personal vehicles on an employer's premises must be paid for the time they spend waiting to pass through a security check under Golden State employment laws.
July 08, 2022
The Ninth Circuit asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to clarify whether workers' time spent traveling to and from and waiting for security checks could be considered "hours worked" under Golden State employment laws.
May 06, 2022
In the coming week, labor and employment attorneys should look out for arguments over whether to exclude certain evidence from a long-running wage and hour class and collective action against Major League Baseball. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in the Golden State.