Opinions & Amicus Briefs
Employers Group Legal Committee: 2010 Amicus Briefs Review
| Case Name | Category | Links | |
| White v. Ultramar, Inc. | “Managing Agent,” Supervisors | Opinion | |
| Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Echazabal | ADA, Civil rights of Handicapped | Opinion | |
| US Airways, Inc. v. Barnett | ADA, Civil rights of Handicapped | Opinion | |
| E.E.O.C. v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps | Arbitration | Opinion | |
| Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Servs. | Arbitration | Opinion | |
| Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams | Arbitration, Unions | Opinion | |
| Schneider Moving & Storage Co. v. Robbins | Arbitration, Unions | Opinion | |
| Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp. | Benefits | Opinion | |
| Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust | Discrimination, Civil Rights | Opinion | |
| Dyna-Med, Inc. v. Fair Employment & Housing Comm’n | Discrimination, FEHA | Opinion | |
| Carrisales v. Dep’t of Correction | Discrimination, Harassment, FEHA | Opinion | |
| Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc. | Discrimination, Termination | Opinion | |
| Reno v. Baird | Discrimination/FEHA | Opinion | |
| Inter-Modal Rail Employees Ass’n v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Ry. Co. | Economic Activity, Employee Retirement Income Security Act | Opinion | |
| Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams | Federalism, Federral Preemption of State Jurisdiction | Opinion | |
| Rojo v. Kliger | Sexual Harassment, FEHA | Opinion | |
| Jennings v. Marralle | Termimnain (Wrongful), Discrimination, Wage and Hour, FEHA | Opinion | |
| Gantt v. Sentry Insurance | Termination (Tortious), Sexual Harassment, Worker’s Comp. | Opinion | |
| Green v. Ralee Eng’g Co. | Termination (Wrongful) | Opinion | |
| Hunter v. UpRight, Inc. | Termination (Wrongful) | Opinion | |
| Newman v. Emerson Radio Corp. | Termination (Wrongful) | Opinion | |
| Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. | Termination (Wrongful) | Opinion | |
| City of Moorpark v. Superior Court | Termination (Wrongful), FEHA | Opinion | |
| Shoemaker v. Myers | Termination (Wrongful), Worker’s Comp | Opinion | |
| Oracle Corp. v. Falotti | Termination, Benefits | Opinion | |
| Rozay’s Transfer v. Local Freight Drivers | Unions | Opinion | |
| Cortez v. Purolator Air Filtration Products Co. | Wage and Hour | Opinion | |
| Sav-On Drug Stores, Inc. v. Superior Court | Wage and Hour | Opinion | |
| Golden Gate Restaurant Ass’n v. San Francisco | ERISA Preemption. Employer tax to pay for healthcare. | Opinion | |
| Reid v. Google, Inc. | Discrimination; Stray Remarks | Opinion | |
| Pracha v. Ralphs | Profit-based incentive compensation | Opinion | |
| Brewer v. Premier Golf Properties | Employment contracts; Statutory requirements and regulations. | Opinion | |
| Savaglio v. Wal-Mart Stores | Meal Periods | Opinion | |
| Chamber of Commers of US v. Brown | Preemption; NLRA; Speech | Opinion | |
| DHL Express (USA), Inc. v. Ontiveros | Arbitration agreements | Opinion | |
| LeBlanc v. White Memorial Medical Center | Arbitration agreements | Opinion | |
| ATT | |||
| Harris v. Santa monica | Opinion | ||
| Coito v. Superior Court | Attorney work product | Opinion | |
| Riley v. Kennedy | Union activities; Funding | Opinion | |
| District of Columbia v. Heller | Opinion | ||
| Pellegrino v. Robert Half Int’l | Overtime exemptions | Opinion | |
| Rite Aid | |||
| Brinker v. Superior Court | Meal Periods | Opinion | |
| Chavez v. City of Los Angeles | Attorney’s Fees | Opinion | |
| Duran, et al. v. US Bank | Class certification; Wage and Hour | ||
| Arenas v. El Torito Restaurants | Class certification;exempt status | Opinion | |
| Costco v. Superior Court | Work product; Confidentiality; exempt status | Opinion | |
| Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc. | Sex Discrimination; Wages | Opinion | |
| Jaimez v. Daiohs USA, Inc. | Class certification; Wage and Hour | Opinion | |
| Sullivan v. Oracle Corp. | Business travelers; CA State Labor Code | Opinion | |
| Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. | Opinion | ||
| Pearson Dental Supplies, Inc. v. Superior Court | FEHA Discrimination; Arbitration | Opinion | |
| Dotson v. Amgen, Inc. | Arbitration | Opinion | |
| California Grocers Assn. v. City of Los Angeles | NLRA; Labor-Management Relations | Opinion | |
| Roby v. McKesson Corp. | Discrimination; harassment; damage awards | Opinion | |
| Bradley v. Networkers International | Independent contractors; Wages; Meal and rest periods. | Summary | |
| Whalen v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | Exempt status | Opinion | |
| Cable Connection, Inc. v. DirecTV, Inc. | Arbitration; Judicial review | Opinion | |
| Currie-White v. blockbuster | PAGA; Discovery; Seats | ||
| Sandra T.E. v. South Berwyn School District 100 | Attorney-client privilege; work product | Opinion | |
| Keller v. Tuesday Morning, Inc. | Exempt status; overtime; class certification | Opinion | |
| Int’l Society for Krishna Consciousness of Calif. v. City of Los Angeles | Public forums;Reasonable restrictions | Opinion | |
| Servive Employees International v. Preferred Building Svc | NLRA; | ||
| Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1756 v. Superior Court | PAGA: Unfair Competition | Opinion | |
| Arias v. Superior Court (Angelo Dairy) | PAGA: Unfair Competition; Class action | Opinion | |
| Ybarra v. Aramark Corp | Termination; Disposition of final wages | ||
| Waremart Foods v. NLRB | Opinion | ||
| Amaral v. Cintas Corp. No. 2 | Living wage ordinance; | Opinion | |
| Randall v. Costco Wholesale Corp. | Attorney-client privilege; work product | ||
| Kimoto v. McDonalds Corp. | Meal and Rest periods; class certification | ||
| Chou v. Starbucks Corp. | Wages; Tip pooling | ||
| Pineda v Bank of America, N.A. | Wages; final payments | Opinion | |
| Hammond v. County of Los Angeles | Opinion | ||
| Castillo v. Beverly Books, Inc. | Meal and Rest periods; | Opinion | |
| Willis v. Dep’t of Agriculture | Opinion | ||
| Deleon v. Verizon Wireless | Commissions; Wages; | Opinion | |
| Chindarah v. Pick Up Stix, Inc. | Exempt status; wages; overtime | Opinion | |