Employment

  • CVS has inked a $9.75 million settlement with pharmacy employees to settle a proposed class action alleging workers were shorted on training pay, according to a California federal court filing made available Monday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • A California state appeals court has ruled that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Inc. will have to face a former worker’s misclassification claims in court because the arbitration agreement signed by the ex-employee does not allow her claims to be split up… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • The AFL-CIO asked the full D.C. Circuit on Thursday to revisit a panel decision last week that tossed the group’s suit aiming to force the U.S. Department of Labor’s workplace safety arm to issue an emergency rule requiring employers to protect workers from COVID-19… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • California authorities announced on Friday that the state’s entertainment industry can get up and running again by next week, laying out some basic guidelines for restarting production amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • A former manager at Juul Labs Inc. has sued the electronic cigarette maker in California federal court, claiming the company uses the “terrorizing effect” of non-disclosure agreements to tamp down whistleblowing just like traditional cigarette companies have done in the past… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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