United States: Significant Ninth Circuit Decision Applies Dukes To State Wage Law Class Claims - Littler Mendelson
In Wang v. Chinese Daily News, Inc., on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals applied the Supreme Court's decision in Dukes v. Wal-Mart to reverse and remand a federal district court decision certifying a California state wage law class action. Like Dukes, Wang has had a somewhat protracted history.
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United States: Cal Supreme Court Refuses To Immunize Employers In Mixed-Motive Discrimination Cases, But Significantly Limits Remedies - Fenwick & West LLP
Resolving a question that has been pending for three years, in Harris v. City of Santa Monica, the California Supreme Court held that, in mixed-motive cases, where an illicit purpose is a substantial motivating factor for an adverse employment action, the employer will be liable for unlawful discrimination but, if it shows that it would have made the same decision absent the illicit motive, the plaintiff's remedies will be limited.
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United States: Fenwick Employment Brief - February 2013 - Fenwick & West LLP
Resolving a question that has been pending for three years, in "Harris v. City of Santa Monica", the California Supreme Court held that, in mixed-motive cases, where an illicit purpose is a substantial motivating factor for an adverse employment action, the employer will be liable for unlawful discrimination.
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United States: California Supreme Court Grants Review In Employment Arbitration Case - Mayer Brown
Many plaintiffs' lawyers have pointed to Franco in their efforts to avoid arbitration and instead proceed with wage-and-hour class actions in California state courts.
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United States: Labor & Employment Law Alert - California Supreme Court Sends Mixed Signals In Long-Awaited Mixed-Motive Discrimination Decision - Barnes & Thornburg
The California Supreme Court has finally ruled on a case, providing some guidance in cases where both legitimate and unlawful factors affect an employment decision.
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