January 9, 2015
Legal Team
A recently decided class action lawsuit against CPS Security Solutions, Inc. will change the landscape of wage and hour law in California. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of security guards at the company of 1,500 employees.Security guards for the company were required to have on-call shifts where they waited in an on-site, company...
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January 8, 2015
Legal Team
The Super Bowl hopefuls have suffered an off-field setback. Two former employees of the San Francisco 49ers filed suit against the team, alleging age discrimination. 2014 proved to be a litigious year for the NFL, and 2015 isn't letting up on lawsuits either.According to the initial complaint about the lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege the...
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January 7, 2015
Legal Team
Wet Seal, a clothing retailer aimed at a teenage demographic, announced today that they would be closing 338 of its stores, which results in the layoff 3,695 full and part-time employees. That would leave only about 173 storefronts open. The company, based in Foothill Ranch, California, plans to keep its online business up as...
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January 5, 2015
Legal Team
Alan Meyers, a former scientific officer for Revlon Inc., is suing the company and its CEO, Lorenzo Delpani, for anti-Semitism. Meyers, who began working for the cosmetic giant in 2010, filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court.The issue began in 2013 when Revlon bought a Spanish beauty company, Colomer Group. Upon acquisition, Meyers voiced...
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January 2, 2015
Legal Team
2014 was the year of judge mishaps. The year closed with another inquiry into a judge's behavior toward a subordinate. Thus 2015 opens with the news of yet another California judge's indiscretions in and out of his chambers.The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly charged Tulare County Judge Valeriano Saucedo of inappropriate conduct. It all...
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