Surge In Labor Law Class Action Lawsuits In Weekly California State And Federal Court Class Action Filings As Employment Class Action Cases Account For Nearly Half Of New Class Actions

To aid defense attorneys in anticipating the claims against which they may have to defend in California, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class actions filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Employment Law Class Action Lawsuits Regain Top Spot In Weekly California State And Federal Court Class Action Filings

In order to assist California defense attorneys in anticipating the claims against which they may have to defend, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class actions filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Antitrust Class Action Lawsuits Wrest Top Spot From Labor Law Class Action Cases In Weekly California State And Federal Court Class Action Filings

To assist California defense attorneys in anticipating the claims against which they may have to defend, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class actions filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Defense Attorneys Successfully Stave Off Labor Law Class Action Against Wal-Mart Alleging Failure To Provide Employees Breaks And Pay Overtime In Illinois State Court Case

Trial Court Denies Class Action Certification Motion In Illinois State Court Employment Law Class Action Case Holding that Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Failed to Provide a “Reasonable and Accurate Method of Calculating Damages on a Classwide Basis” Only a month after the Ninth Circuit upheld certification of a sex discrimination class action against Wal-Mart involving upwards of 2 million class members, see Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc., 474 F.3d 1214 (9th Cir. 2007), an Illinois state court has sided with Wal-Mart’s defense attorneys and refused to grant class action status in a labor law cases alleging failure to pay overtime and failing to provide employee breaks.

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Labor Law Class Action Filings Top New Class Action Cases Filed In California State And Federal Courts With Antitrust Class Action Lawsuits Coming In Second

To allow class action defense lawyers anticipate claims against which they may have to defend, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for class actions filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. This report covers the time period from February 23 – February 28, 2007, and employment law class action cases held their familiar grip on the top spot in weekly class action filings.

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Labor Law Class Action Lawsuits Regain Top Spot In Weekly Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts With Public Accommodation/ADA And Antitrust Class Action Lawsuits Close Behind

California defense attorneys will be confronted once again by a greater number of employment law class action cases than any other category, though public accommodation/ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and antitrust class action lawsuits came close to keeping law labor class actions out of the top spot for a second consecutive week. In an effort to assist the class action defense lawyer in anticipating the claims against which she or he may have to defend, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class actions filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas.

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Public Accommodation/ADA Class Action Lawsuits And Federal Fair And Accurate Credit Reporting Act (FACTA) Class Action Cases Share Top Spot In Weekly Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts As Labor Law Class Actions Drop Dramatically

Defense attorneys in California are facing another wave of public accommodation/ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) class action cases, together with a surprising number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Reporting Act (FACTA). The surge in class action cases falling within these two categories this past week coincide with a dramatic drop in employment law class action claims. In an effort to assist class action defense attorneys in anticipating the claims against which they may have to defend, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class actions filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas.

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Employment Class Action Filings Again Top List But Federal Fair And Accurate Credit Reporting Act (FACTA) Class Action Cases Again Run Second In Weekly Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts

As is generally the case, class action defense attorneys in California will confront more labor law class action cases than any other category, but the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Reporting Act (FACTA) continue to surge. In an effort to assist class action defense attorneys in anticipating the claims against which they may have to defend, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class actions filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas.

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San Francisco’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance To Take Effect On February 5, 2007

On February 5, 2007, San Francisco’s sweeping Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (“PSL”) will take effect. The PSL Ordinance (Chapter 12W) was approved by 60% of San Francisco voters in the November election. San Francisco employers who do not comply with the PSL Ordinance will face stiff penalties and possible civil lawsuits with attorneys’ fees recoverable.

All employers in San Francisco will be required to provide paid sick leave to all full-time, part-time and even temporary employees who work in San Francisco. Under the PSL Ordinance, employees accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked (about 9 days per year for a full-time, non-exempt employee). Those employed as of February 5, 2007 will begin accruing paid sick leave as of that date. Those employed after February 5, 2007 will begin accruing paid sick leave 90 days into their employment. Employers may cap maximum accruals at 40 hours if they employ fewer than 10 employees and at 72 hours if they employ 10 or more employees. Unlike vacation benefits, paid sick leave does not need to be paid out when employees leave their employers.

Beginning February 5, 2007, employers must post the City’s official notice of the PSL Ordinance in a conspicuous location in English, Spanish, Chinese and any other languages spoken by at least 5% of an employer’s workforce in San Francisco. Under the PSL Ordinance, paid sick leave may be used to care for family members (“kin care”), which is more broadly defined than California’s Labor Code and includes relatives such as siblings and grandparents. In addition, employees who do not have a spouse or registered domestic partner may once a year designate a person for whom the employee may use paid sick leave. Further, unlike current California law, an employee may use the entire amount of their sick leave for kin care.

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Labor Law Class Action Lawsuits Again Hold Top Spot In Weekly Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts With Public Accommodation/ADA Class Action Claims A Distant Second

Yet again California class action defense attorneys will face more new employment class action claims than any other category. In an effort to assist class action defense attorneys in anticipating the claims against which they may have to defend, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class actions filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas.

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