Labor & Employment Law

BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court to hand down Brinker opinion tomorrow
As expected, the Supreme Court has announced that it will hand down its opinion tomorrow in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum), no. S166350. Tomorrow is the ninetieth day following resubmission on January 13, 2012...

Brinker order granting review
Here is the Supreme Court's order, filed October 22, 2008, granting the petition for review in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum), no. 166350. For more on Brinker, see this blog post.

Supreme Court grants review in class certification case: Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum)
Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted review in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum), no. S166350. In that case, the Court of Appeal reversed an order granting class certification of meal period, rest break, and off-the-clock claims...

"Workers Can't Catch a Break from Calif. Court"
This morning's Recorder has an article on the Court of Appeal's opinion, handed down yesterday, in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum), ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (July 22, 2008)...

Supreme Court sets class certification case for oral argument: Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum)
As you've probably already heard, last week the Supreme Court scheduled oral argument in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, no. S166350. The argument will take place on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 9:00 a...

Supplemental briefs filed in Brinker
In Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, no. S166350, which is scheduled for argument on November 8th, the parties have both filed supplemental briefs addressing Dukes: Supplemental Brief on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc...

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