Recent Developments In Employment Law
WA Supreme Court Issues Decision Addressing Standards for Class Certification in Wage and Hour Case
The Supreme Court of Washington issued a decision today in Chavez v. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, in which WELA filed an Amicus Brief. (See WELA's Amicus Brief HERE). The Court made a number of important rulings in holding that the rest/meal break case on behalf of nurses at Our Lady of Lourdes can proceed as a class action (reversing...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Plaintiff worked as the executive director for a public radio station and related foundation, both affiliated with a state university. He reported to the university president. The university president became concerned with how the foundation was spending its money. An audit determined that there was an inherent conflict of interest in having...
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