The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a California employer’s challenges to class certification in a wage and hour class action lawsuit brought on behalf of 600 sales employees. At issue in the case was whether differences in the damages allegedly suffered...
We Can Help Lower Your Litigation Risk Over the years, Kitchin Legal has helped numerous small to mid-sized companies, including restaurants, general contractors, janitorial companies and healthcare providers, to understand and follow the complex laws governing the...
Managing Tips and Service Charges Some restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area are rethinking the tip or gratuity system we have all come to expect and accept. Instead of relying on tips to help increase wage levels for their employees, some restaurants are...
The San Francisco Superior Court today approved a $200,000 Private Attorneys’ General Act settlement against BMW DriveNow prosecuted by Kitchin Legal. The settlement will result in the payment of substantial penalties to the state of California and to a group...
Employers sometimes respond to employee wage and hour claims in ways that cause them to sustain unnecessary financial loss and workplace stress. They pay more money in attorneys’ fees and litigation costs than they should. They sacrifice the time and resources of key...
A male employee, one Rudolpho Lamas, complained about a female co-worker sexually harassing him for months. The employee complained that his coworker repeatedly pressured him to have sex with her, Lamas’s boss offered a suggestion: Try walking around the office...