Herrera et al v. Flowers Baking Co. of Modesto, LLC , et al.,

  1. July 01, 2024

    Flowers Foods Subsidiary, Workers Settle Wage Suit

    A subsidiary of Flowers Foods and a group of workers told a California federal judge they reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit alleging independent contractor misclassification, two months after a federal judge told the subsidiary it must face the claims.

  2. May 29, 2024

    Flowers Foods Subsidiary Must Face Wage Claims

    A California federal judge cut two subsidiaries of Flowers Foods from a suit alleging workers were misclassified as independent contractors, but left a third on the hook for unpaid overtime wages and failure to reimburse claims after finding the worker was integral to the subsidiary's business.

  3. May 10, 2024

    Calif. Forecast: 9th Circ. To Hear Ex-Chief's Free Speech Args

    In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a former police chief's First Amendment case. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.