Supreme Court Archives - GBG Employment Defense Counsel

The California Supreme Court Makes It Harder to Classify Workers As Independent Contractors

By Jen Svanfeldt and Amanda Bolliger On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued an extremely important decision for all businesses in California that classify any of their workers as [...]

California Supreme Court Clarifies the Duty to Provide “Suitable Seating”

By Tom Geidt On April 4, 2016, in Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., the California Supreme Court provided guidance on when, and under what circumstances, an employer must provide its employees with [...]

United States Supreme Court Affirms $2.9 Million Jury Award in FLSA Donning and Doffing Class Action Relying on Representative Evidence

By Amanda Bolliger and Tom Geidt In Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, the United States Supreme Court held that plaintiffs could use representative sampling to establish the number of unpaid [...]

EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.: United States Supreme Court Holds an Employer May Be Liable for Failure to Accommodate Religious Practice Absent Actual Knowledge of Any Need for Accommodation

By Katherine C. Huibonhoa & Shelby Pasarell Tsai Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from intentionally discriminating against employees based on their religion. 42 U.S.C. § [...]

Young v. UPS: United States Supreme Court Endorses a Broad Concept of Disparate Treatment Discrimination Claims Under The Pregnancy Discrimination Act

By Katherine C. Huibonhoa Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), prohibits intentional discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and requires that [...]