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Federal District Court Issues Preliminary Order Halting USDA’s Reorganization

On October 13, 2026, the Northern District of California issued a stay under Administrative Procedure Act...

October 14, 2026

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Anti-Union Group’s Forgery Allegations Against SEIU Local 503

On September 28, 2026, the Ninth Circuit unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against Service...

October 14, 2026

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Mourns Loss of CRONA President

With deep sadness, Altshuler Berzon LLP mourns the loss of Colleen Borges, President of the Committee for...

October 1, 2026

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Federal District Court Denies Bank of America’s Summary Judgment Motion in Multi-District Litigation on Behalf of 100,000 California Unemployment Insurance Recipients

On August 18, 2026, the federal district court for the Southern District of California issued a 105-page...

August 28, 2026

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Ninth Circuit Affirms $7.2 Million Jury Verdict for Race-Based Retaliation

On August 20, 2026, the Ninth Circuit unanimously affirmed a $7.2 million jury verdict ($9.4 million, with...

August 27, 2026

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Federal District Court Upholds Minnesota’s Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board

On August 17, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota rejected First Amendment, Due...

August 24, 2026

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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D.C. Circuit Sides with Union in Challenge to NLRB Decision on Janitorial Employer’s Unlawful Retaliation

On August 21, 2026, the D.C. Circuit unanimously rejected janitorial employer Preferred Building...

August 24, 2026

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Federal Court Rules that Deloitte Cannot Penalize Employees for Taking Pregnancy or Parental Leave

The federal District Court for the Northern District of California denied Deloitte’s Motion to Dismiss...

August 17, 2026

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Media Organizations File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Scheme to Charge $100,000 Per Month for Early Access to Government Posts on Truth Social

Plaintiffs The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation filed a lawsuit in federal court in the Southern...

August 12, 2026

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Altshuler Berzon LLP recognized for cases protecting the federal workforce with Daily Journal’s California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award

Altshuler Berzon LLP is pleased to announce that it has been recognized with a 2026 California Lawyer...

May 8, 2026

By Chloe Shively

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Anti-DEI Lawsuit Dismissed

On February 5, 2026, Judge Ross of the Eastern District of Missouri granted Starbucks Corporation’s...

March 5, 2026

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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San Francisco Superior Court Orders Lowell High School Teacher Reinstated to Journalism Teaching and Advising Position

On January 26, 2026, the Superior Court for the County of San Francisco ordered San Francisco Unified School...

January 29, 2026

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Lawsuit Filed Challenging High School’s Unlawful Discrimination Against Student Group

A student at Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama, alongside the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and...

January 23, 2026

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Federal District Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Halting Department of State Layoffs That Likely Violate Law Ending the Government Shutdown

On December 4, 2025, Judge Susan Illston of the Northern District of California issued a temporary...

December 6, 2025

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Federal District Court Preliminarily Enjoins Trump Administration from Withholding Funds to University of California

On November 14, 2025, Judge Rita Lin of the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction...

November 17, 2025

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Federal District Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Halting Mass Layoffs During Government Shutdown

On October 15, 2025, Judge Susan Illston of the Northern District of California issued a temporary...

October 23, 2025

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Coalition challenging Trump administration’s campaign against the University of California seeks preliminary injunctive relief

On October 9, 2025, a sweeping coalition of twenty-one unions and organizations representing University of...

October 10, 2025

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Federal Employee Unions File Suit to Block Unlawful Mass Firing During Government Shutdown

September 30, 2025 American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and American...

September 30, 2025

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Historic coalition of unions at the University of California files suit against Trump administration’s threats

On September 16, 2025, a broad coalition of unions representing more than 100,000 workers at the University...

September 16, 2025

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Federal District Court Rules That Trump Administration’s Office of Personnel Management Unlawfully Ordered Federal Worker Terminations

On September 12, 2025, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup entered judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in...

September 12, 2025

By Isabel Carter-Kahn

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Federal District Court Certifies Five California Classes in Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Case Against Bank of America

On June 16, 2025, Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel of the Southern District of California issued a sealed order...

June 25, 2025

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Federal District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking Dismantling of Government Agencies

On May 22, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction preventing numerous...

May 23, 2025

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Losing Candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court Seat Concedes Election After Federal District Court Rules that Candidate’s Efforts to Overturn Election Results Violate Voters’ Constitutional Rights

On May 7, 2025, Judge Jefferson Griffin of the North Carolina Court of Appeals conceded the election for Seat...

May 9, 2025

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Coalition of Unions, Non-Profit Groups, and Local Governments File Suit Challenging Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government and Seek Temporary Restraining Order

A coalition of plaintiffs represented by Altshuler Berzon LLP and co-lead counsel Democracy Forward, as well...

May 1, 2025

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Federal Court Allows Title IX Claims Alleging Sex Discrimination in the University of Oregon’s Athletics Programs to Proceed

On April 4, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon denied three motions filed by the...

April 4, 2025

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Faculty Unions AAUP and AFT Move for Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration’s Funding Terminations to Columbia University

On April 3, 2025, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the American Federation of...

April 3, 2025

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Statement Regarding the President’s Attacks on the Legal Profession

Altshuler Berzon LLP condemns the President’s actions targeting law firms that now, or in the past, have...

March 28, 2025

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District Court Certifies Classes in Lawsuit Challenging The Salvation Army’s Policy Prohibiting Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Adult Rehabilitation Centers

On March 26, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order certifying...

March 26, 2025

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Faculty Unions AAUP and AFT Sue Trump Administration

March 25, 2025. Two faculty unions, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the American...

March 25, 2025

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Court Orders Federal Agencies to Reinstate Fired Probationary Employees

Granting a preliminary injunction and expanding the relief he ordered on February 27, Judge William H. Alsup...

March 13, 2025

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Federal District Court Finds OPM’s Order to Federal Agencies to Fire Thousands of Probationary Federal Employees Was Illegal

On February 27, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge William H. Alsup granted a temporary restraining order...

February 27, 2025

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District Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Enforcement of Executive Order Targeting Gender-Affirming Care

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order (TRO)...

February 14, 2025

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Federal District Court Dismisses Action Targeting UAW Members’ Right to File Grievances and Go on Strike

On February 6, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a complaint...

February 11, 2025

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Helps Defend Federal Court Jurisdiction to Hear Legal Challenges to Administration’s Fork in the Road Directive

Altshuler Berzon LLP attorneys filed an amicus brief on behalf of the State Democracy Defenders Fund...

February 9, 2025

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Federal district court rejects anti-union group’s forgery allegations

On January 24, 2025, Judge Michael H. Simon of the District of Oregon granted judgment to Service Employees...

February 3, 2025

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California Court Sides with Female Apple Employees in Gender Discrimination Class Action

A San Francisco Superior Court judge denied Apple Inc’s motion to strike class allegations and largely...

January 21, 2025

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L.A. Superior Court Certifies Class Action Against Tinder for Age Discrimination in Pricing and Denies Tinder’s Motion to Compel Nearly 270,000 Class Members to Individual Arbitration

Six months after certifying a class of nearly 270,000 Tinder premium service subscribers, an L.A. Superior...

January 17, 2025

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Supreme Court Denies Another Cert Petition Challenging Public Employee Collective Bargaining

The U.S. Supreme Court denied review today of another lawsuit claiming that public employee collective...

January 13, 2025

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Supreme Court orders Court of Appeal to hear lawsuit against University of California for alleged policy of discrimination based on immigration status

The California Supreme Court granted review in a lawsuit suing the University of California over its policy...

December 20, 2024

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Taxpayers sue University of California for policy of discrimination based on immigration status

California taxpayers represented by attorneys from Altshuler Berzon LLP, the Center for Immigration Law and...

October 1, 2024

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City of Oakland Lawsuit Alleges Southwest Airlines Violated Oakland and State Sick Leave Laws

On September 4, 2024, Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker and Altshuler Berzon LLP filed a lawsuit in...

September 13, 2024

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Lawdragon Highlights Altshuler Berzon LLP Partner Connie Chan and Names Eleven Altshuler Berzon LLP Lawyers as 2024 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

Lawdragon has named eleven Altshuler Berzon LLP attorneys to its 2024 list of 500 Leading Civil Rights &...

July 26, 2024

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California Supreme Court Removes Unconstitutional Anti-Tax Initiative from Ballot

The California Supreme Court today unanimously ruled that the “Taxpayer Protection and Government...

June 20, 2024

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Apple Sued in Class Action Alleging Sex Discrimination

On June 13, 2024, Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with co-counsel, filed a class action lawsuit in San...

June 13, 2024

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Altshuler Berzon Attorney Defends the Biden National Labor Relations Board in Capitol Hill Hearing

As Congressional Republicans continue their attacks on the National Labor Relations Board under the Biden...

June 12, 2024

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Federal District Court Blocks Enforcement of Florida’s Discriminatory “Pronoun Ban” on First Amendment Grounds

On April 9, 2024, Chief Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida issued a preliminary...

April 9, 2024

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Los Angeles Superior Court Confirms that Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Challenging USC’s Deception of Students in its Online Master of Social Work Program Will Go Forward

On April 2, 2024, the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a decision in Luna v. University of Southern...

April 2, 2024

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Federal District Court Rejects Trucking Companies’ Challenge to Assembly Bill 5’s Worker Misclassification Test

On March 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of California issued a final decision...

March 15, 2024

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms McGill and Blair, Holds Mandatory Arbitration Agreement that Prohibits “Public Injunctions” Unenforceable in Consumer Class Action

On March 14, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously...

March 14, 2024

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Federal district court denies Aetna’s motion to dismiss class action lawsuit alleging Aetna’s fertility policies discriminate against LGBTQ people

On February 29, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam denied Aetna’s motion to dismiss a case...

March 6, 2024

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Lawsuit filed against professional hockey leagues’ anticompetitive practices that exploit teenage players

Altshuler Berzon LLP, along with five other law firms, filed a landmark antitrust case in New York federal...

February 14, 2024

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Lawsuit filed challenging Starbucks’ claims of “100% ethical sourcing” despite reported human rights and labor abuses in its supply chain

On January 10, 2024, the National Consumers League, represented by Altshuler Berzon LLP, filed a lawsuit...

January 10, 2024

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Lawsuit filed seeking to end forced labor in Alabama’s prison system

On December 12, 2023, ten individuals currently and formerly incarcerated by the Alabama Department of...

December 29, 2023

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Lawsuit filed challenging Florida law that discriminates against trans and nonbinary teachers

On December 13, 2023, Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with the Southern Poverty Law Center and Southern Legal...

December 28, 2023

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Inland Empire United Reaches Settlement with Riverside County in Voting Rights Case

On September 12, 2023, Inland Empire United and individual Riverside County residents represented by...

September 13, 2023

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P. Casey Pitts Sworn in as United States District Judge for the Northern District of California

Altshuler Berzon LLP congratulates Judge P. Casey Pitts on becoming a judge on the United States District...

August 1, 2023

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Altshuler Berzon LLP files class action lawsuit against Caltech and Simplilearn alleging that they misled students about their Caltech Cybersecurity Bootcamp.

On July 20, 2023, Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with the National Student Legal Defense Network (Student...

July 20, 2023

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Wins Two Unanimous California Supreme Court Decisions that Expand Access to the Courts

Adolph v. Uber: Expanded Access to the Courts for Workers Under PAGA On July 17, 2023, the California...

July 17, 2023

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Wins Two Unanimous California Supreme Court Decisions that Expand Access to the Courts

CMA v. Aetna: Expanded Access to the Courts for Non-Profits, Labor Unions, and Other Organizational...

July 17, 2023

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Federal District Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Unions for Petitioning Activity Protected by the First Amendment

On July 6, 2023, the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of California granted a motion to dismiss...

July 6, 2023

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California Supreme Court Grants Review in Case Challenging Constitutionality of Proposition 22

On June 28, 2023, the California Supreme Court granted the petition for review in Castellanos v. State of...

June 28, 2023

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Alaska Supreme Court Rejects Alaska Executive Branch’s Attempt to Stop Honoring Union Members’ Dues Deduction Agreements

On May 26, 2023, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an opinion affirming a judgment in favor of Alaska State...

May 26, 2023

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Alameda Superior Court Grants Final Approval to Settlement for Programmatic Relief Affecting Hundreds of Thousands of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

On May 26, 2023, the Alameda Superior Court granted final approval to a class action settlement reached...

May 26, 2023

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Altshuler Berzon LLP files motion challenging Riverside County’s 2021 Board of Supervisors Redistricting Plan under California’s landmark FAIR MAPS Act

On May 19, 2023, Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, the ACLU...

May 19, 2023

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Altshuler Berzon LLP wins cases against Marathon oil refinery, compels refinery to arbitrate grievances with labor unions

On May 9, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted summary judgment to...

May 9, 2023

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Altshuler Berzon LLP files motion for preliminary injunction against The Salvation Army challenging policy prohibiting access to medication for opioid use disorder at Adult Rehabilitation Centers

On May 5, 2023, Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with Justice Catalyst Law, filed motions for a preliminary...

May 6, 2023

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Altshuler Berzon LLP files class action lawsuit against USC alleging that USC misled students about its online Master of Social Work program

On May 4, 2023, Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with The Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL), filed a...

May 4, 2023

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Altshuler Berzon LLP files nationwide class action lawsuit against Aetna alleging fertility policies discriminate against LGBTQ people

On April 17, 2023, Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with Liu Peterson-Fisher LLP and the National Women’s Law...

April 18, 2023

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California Court of Appeal Holds Tesla Workers Not Required to Arbitrate Classwide Claims for Race Discrimination and Harassment; California Supreme Court Denies Review

On January 4, 2023, the California Court of Appeal rejected Tesla’s attempts to require a putative class of...

April 13, 2023

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court on Labor Preemption Issues.

On Thursday, December 8, 2022, a group of scholars of administrative law, constitutional law, and federal...

December 8, 2022

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Counsel Push Back Against Tesla’s Motion for a New Liability Trial in Action for Racial Harassment and Negligent Supervision

Dispute Tesla’s Reliance on 91-Year-Old Supreme Court Decision as Requiring Complete Retrial Nov. 4, 2022...

November 4, 2022

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Court Grants Final Approval to Settlement of Pay Equity Class Action Against Google Providing $118 Million in Class Monetary Relief and Comprehensive Injunctive Relief

On October 25, 2022, San Francisco Superior Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng granted final approval to the...

October 25, 2022

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S.F. Judge Remands Oakland and San Francisco Climate-Deception Cases

Vacates Prior Dismissal of Four Defendants on Personal Jurisdiction Grounds Oct. 24, 2022 – After five...

October 24, 2022

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Attorneys Urge State Courts to Reject U.S. Supreme Court’s Mistaken Understanding of State Law Issues in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana

Briefing on Remand to State Court Highlights Errors in Supreme Court Majority’s Analysis Oct. 20, 2022 –...

October 20, 2022

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Attorney Matthew Murray Argues in Alaska Supreme Court

On October 13, 2022, Altshuler Berzon LLP partner Matthew Murray presented oral argument before the Alaska...

October 13, 2022

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Ninth Circuit Affirms $95 Million Settlement of California Meal Break Claims Against Wells Fargo

Rejects Objectors’ Challenge in Expedited Appellate Proceedings Oct. 12, 2022 – The Ninth Circuit today...

October 12, 2022

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Michael Rubin Named to the Daily Journal’s “Top 100” California Attorneys list

Sixth time the Altshuler Berzon partner has been honored September 21, 2022 – The California Daily...

September 21, 2022

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California Supreme Court Grants Review in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

Limits Review to “PAGA Standing” Issue Addressed by U.S. Supreme Court in Viking River Cruises August 1,...

August 1, 2022

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Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement of Pay Equity Class Action Against Google Providing $118 Million in Class Monetary Relief and Comprehensive Injunctive Relief

On July 25, 2022, San Francisco Superior Judge Andrew YS Cheng granted preliminary approval to the settlement...

July 25, 2022

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Inland Empire United and Latino Voters Challenge Riverside County’s Discriminatory Redistricting under the California FAIR MAPS Act and California Constitution

On June 14, 2022, community advocacy organization Inland Empire United and six Latino Riverside County voters...

June 14, 2022

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Plaintiffs and Google Agree to $118 Million Settlement of Pay Equity Class Action

Plaintiffs’ law firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Altshuler Berzon LLP announce today...

June 11, 2022

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Home Care Provider Union Dues Deductions

On June 8, 2022, the Ninth Circuit issued a published opinion dismissing claims that deducting voluntary...

June 8, 2022

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Federal District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction, Allowing Continued Enforcement of San Jose Unified School District’s Non-Discrimination Policy

On June 1, 2022, Judge Haywood Gilliam of the Northern District of California denied a preliminary injunction...

June 1, 2022

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Stanford and Packard Nurses, Represented by Altshuler Berzon LLP, Win New Industry-Leading Contracts After One-Week Strike

May 3, 2022 – On Sunday, May 1, an overwhelming majority of the approximately 5,000 Nurses at Stanford...

May 3, 2022

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Stanford and Packard Nurses, Represented by Altshuler Berzon LLP, Go On Strike in Collective Bargaining Dispute

April 25, 2022 – Some 5,000 nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at...

April 25, 2022

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Altshuler Berzon LLP seeks fair wages for community college part-time faculty

Altshuler Berzon LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against the Long Beach Community College District...

April 4, 2022

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to California’s Disclosure of Home-Care Aide List

On February 14, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in HCAOA v. Newsom, rejected a challenge to a...

February 14, 2022

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California Court of Appeal Clarifies Application of Relation-Back Doctrine in PAGA Cases

On February 7, 2022, the California Court of Appeal granted a petition for writ of mandate filed by Altshuler...

February 7, 2022

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to California Law That Prohibits Public Employers from Deterring or Discouraging Union Membership

On February 7, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Barke v. Banks affirmed the dismissal of claims...

February 7, 2022

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Seeks Justice for Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman

On February 2, 2022, Altshuler Berzon LLP and nonpartisan nonprofit Protect Democracy filed a civil rights...

February 2, 2022

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Court Certifies Class of Almost 100 Sexual Harassment Survivors Seeking Justice From McDonald’s Restaurant Where They Worked

On December 29, 2021, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan certified a class...

December 29, 2021

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Files Union Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court Supporting Stay of Injunction Against CMS Healthcare Industry Vaccination Regulation

On Wednesday, December 22, 2021, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the American Federation of...

December 23, 2021

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Settlement with California’s Employment Development Department Requires Immediate Payments to Hundreds of Thousands of Unemployed Californians

EDD agrees to sweeping changes in how it handles continuing unemployment insurance claims July 23, 2021 –...

July 23, 2021

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Court Refuses to Toss Case Against McDonald’s for Sexual Harassment at 100 Corporate Operated Restaurants in Florida

July 20, 2021 – In April 2020, Altshuler Berzon LLP, with co-counsel, filed a putative class action lawsuit...

July 20, 2021

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California Supreme Court Rules that Meal and Rest Period Premium Pay Must Include All Forms of Nondiscretionary Compensation

In a significant victory for California workers, the California Supreme Court ruled on July 15, 2021,...

July 15, 2021

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Former Altshuler Berzon LLP Attorney Nominated to Ninth Circuit

Jennifer Sung to be the third former Altshuler Berzon attorney tapped for the federal bench June 30, 2021 –...

June 30, 2021

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Federal District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction in Unemployment Insurance Class Action Against Bank of America

San Francisco – June 1, 2021 Judge Vince Chhabria (N.D. Cal.) today issued a groundbreaking preliminary...

June 1, 2021

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Court Certifies Class of Thousands of Google Women Employees in Equal Pay Act and Unfair Competition Law Case: Ellis et al. v. Google, LLC

On May 27, 2021, the San Francisco County Superior Court certified a class of over 10,800 women who were...

May 27, 2021

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Ninth Circuit Reverses NLRB Decision Denying Protection to Worker Sexual Harassment Protests

On April 28, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in SEIU...

April 28, 2021

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction Preventing State from Enforcing Assembly Bill 5’s Worker Misclassification Test Against Trucking Companies

On April 28, 2021, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in California Trucking Association v. Bonta, which...

April 28, 2021

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Federal Court Approves Landmark ADA Consent Decree Against Nike

Lawsuit alleged Nike failed to accommodate California customers with hearing disabilities April 22, 2021 –...

April 22, 2021

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Files Consolidated Class Action Complaint Against Bank of America and Motion for Preliminary Injunction Seeking Immediate Relief for Tens of Thousands of Unemployment Benefits Recipients Denied Access to Their Benefit Payments

On April 1, 2021, Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with co-counsel Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, filed a...

April 1, 2021

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Unions File Briefs and Evidence in Support of California’s Crucial COVID-19 Workplace Protections

On January 19, 2021, Altshuler Berzon LLP filed amicus briefs and evidence to support emergency regulations...

February 25, 2021

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Service Employees International Union, Drivers, and Consumer File Constitutional Challenge to Proposition 22

On Thursday, February 11, 2021, the Service Employees International Union (“SEIU”), SEIU California,...

February 12, 2021

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Alaska State Employees Association Defeats Alaska Governor’s Attempt to Undermine Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Interfere with Union Membership

On February 8, 2021, the Alaska State Superior Court delivered a complete victory to the Alaska State...

February 9, 2021

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Settlement of Voting Rights Act Litigation Ensures Spanish-Language Ballots, Election Materials, and Assistance in 31 Florida Counties for Ten Years

On February 1, 2021, voting rights advocates represented by Altshuler Berzon LLP entered a 10-year settlement...

February 1, 2021

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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Bank of America on Behalf of Defrauded Unemployment Benefits Recipients

On January 26, 2021, Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with co-counsel, filed a federal class action lawsuit...

January 30, 2021

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Ninth Circuit Holds That Neiman Marcus Unlawfully Interfered with Employee’s ADA-Protected Rights by Imposing Rights-Stripping Mandatory Arbitration Agreement

On January 26, 2021, after more than 13 years of litigation, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...

January 28, 2021

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Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Petition to Require OSHA to Issue COVID-19 Safety Standard

On January 18, 2021, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed an amicus brief in AFT v. OSHA, a...

January 19, 2021

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Court Rejects Hollywood Talent Agency’s Motion to Enjoin Writers Guilds’ Collective Action to Protect Members’ Right to Unconflicted Agent Representation

On December 30, 2020, the Central District of California rejected an attempt by talent agency William Morris...

January 4, 2021

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Federal Court Vacates Trump Administration Rule Targeting Homecare Workers’ Unions

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California today issued a decision in State of...

November 18, 2020

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McDonald’s Worker Files Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation for Raising COVID-19 Safety Concerns

On October 16, 2020, Maria Ruiz filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court...

November 17, 2020

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Black Workers File Lawsuits Alleging Racial Discrimination by McDonald’s and Retaliation for Speaking Out

On October 13, 2020, Black workers at a corporate-owned and operated McDonald’s restaurant located in...

October 14, 2020

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Post-Janus Challenge to Public Sector Union Membership Agreements

September 16, 2020. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a published decision in Belgau v....

September 16, 2020

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Sixth Circuit Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Exclusive Representative Collective Bargaining

August 25, 2020 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today rejected a constitutional challenge...

September 1, 2020

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Update on Lawsuit by Georgia Governor Against Atlanta Mayor Regarding Face Covering Mandates

On August 13, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia withdrew his lawsuit challenging the City of Atlanta’s...

August 20, 2020

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Workers Win Preliminary Injunction Requiring Oakland McDonald’s Restaurant to Comply with COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures

On August 13, 2020, the Alameda County Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction requiring an Oakland...

August 14, 2020

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Nevada Mining Company Recognizes Union as Part of Comprehensive Settlement of National Labor Relations Board Proceedings

August 10, 2020 — As part of a comprehensive settlement of unfair labor practice charges approved today by...

August 11, 2020

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Unions File Amicus Brief in Support of Atlanta Mayor’s Executive Order Requiring Face Coverings

On July 27, 2020, six labor unions—Southern Region Workers United; Service Employees International Union;...

July 27, 2020

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Workers File Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination at Corporate-Owned McDonald’s Restaurant in Florida

On July 17, 2020, three current employees of the corporate-owned McDonald’s restaurant at 5525 Walt Loop...

July 20, 2020

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Another District Court Rejects Attacks on Public Sector Unions Based on Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31 (2018)

On July 15, 2020, in Creed v. Alaska State Employees Association/AFSCME Local 52, the District of Alaska...

July 16, 2020

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Court Blocks Oakland McDonald’s Restaurant from Reopening Without COVID-19 Safety Measures

On June 22, 2020, the Alameda County Superior Court issued a temporary restraining order preventing an...

June 25, 2020

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Oakland McDonald’s Workers Sue after More than a Dozen COVID-19 Cases

Represented by Altshuler Berzon LLP, four McDonald’s workers and one worker’s minor child filed a lawsuit...

June 16, 2020

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Arbitrator Rules for Union in Shift Differential Dispute

Employees of a defense contractor at Beale Air Force Base who work the afternoon and midnight shifts will...

June 1, 2020

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Wins Major Procedural Victories in Climate Change Cases

Judgment for Oil and Gas Company Defendants Reversed: No Basis for Federal Jurisdiction In two sets of...

May 26, 2020

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Court Approves Settlement for Delta’s California Ground Workers

On Thursday May 21, 2020, Judge Stephen Wilson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of...

May 22, 2020

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Court Prevents Trump Administration from Eliminating Important Fish Protections During May 2020

On May 11, 2020, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted in part a...

May 19, 2020

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District Court Rejects Former Union Member’s Attempt to Rely on Janus to Claw Back Membership Dues

On May 8, 2020, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in Molina v. SEIU...

May 8, 2020

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Court Certifies Class of Thousands of Oracle Women Employees in Equal Pay Act Case: Jewett, et al. v. Oracle America, Inc.

On April 29, 2020, the San Mateo County Superior Court certified a class of over 3,000 women employees of...

May 1, 2020

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Second Circuit Rejects Post-Janus Attack on Public Sector Unions

On April 15, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Wholean v. CSEA SEIU Local 2001, et al. affirmed...

April 15, 2020

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McDonald’s Workers File Sex Harassment Class Action Lawsuit

On April 10, 2020 Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with co-counsel and with the financial support of the...

April 13, 2020

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Updates on Covid-19-Related Developments

Altshuler Berzon LLP has been providing regular updates to clients regarding federal legislative responses to...

April 3, 2020

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Continues Its Winning Streak in Litigation Arising from the Supreme Court’s Decision in Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31 (2018).

Durst v. Oregon On March 31, 2020, the District of Oregon granted summary judgment in Durst v. Oregon...

April 2, 2020

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Press Release: Preliminary Injunction Mandates Spanish-Language Voter Access in 32 Counties Leading up to Florida Presidential Preference Primary

In the midst of early voting for the Florida Presidential Preference Primary, which takes place on March 17,...

March 12, 2020

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McDonald’s Agrees to Pay $26 Million to Resolve Wage Theft Lawsuit in California

Largest ever wage theft settlement against McDonald’s also includes extensive injunctive relief On March 4,...

March 6, 2020

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Moves to Block Harmful Trump Administration Biological Opinions That Threaten West Coast Salmon and Other Fish Populations on the Verge of Extinction

On March 5, 2020, Altshuler Berzon LLP attorneys moved to preliminarily enjoin new water project operations...

March 6, 2020

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Court Grants Class Certification in ERISA Class Action: Shuman v. Microchip et al.

On February 24, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California certified a class of...

February 26, 2020

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Ninth Circuit Denies Petition for Rehearing in Wal-Mart Truck Driver $55 Million Minimum Wage Case

On February 20, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Wal-Mart’s petition for rehearing or...

February 24, 2020

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Attorney Argues Climate Change Case in 9th Circuit

On February 5, 2020, Altshuler Berzon LLP partner Michael Rubin argued City of Oakland et al. v. BP LLC et...

February 7, 2020

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Court Approves $13 million Consumer Class Action Settlement in Blair v. Rent-a-Center

On January 24, 2020 the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval of...

January 27, 2020

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California Retailers and Banks to Provide Seating to Cashiers, Tellers

In a series of settlements negotiated by Altshuler Berzon LLP and its co-counsel, prominent retailers...

January 21, 2020

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Attorney Welcomes New Year with Two 9th Circuit Arguments in Three Days

January 2020 started off with a bang for Altshuler Berzon LLP partner Michael Rubin, who had back-to-back...

January 9, 2020

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Federal District Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Unions for Petitioning Activity Protected by the First Amendment

On January 7, 2020, the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of California granted a motion to...

January 8, 2020

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Ninth Circuit Affirms $55 Million Class Action Judgment Against Wal-Mart for Failure to Pay California Minimum Wages

On January 6, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a published opinion affirmed a $55 million...

January 7, 2020

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Damages Claims Against Union for Collecting Fair-Share Fees in Reliance on Supreme Court Precedent

On December 26, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision...

December 27, 2019

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Altshuler Berzon LLP recognized as premier boutique firm working for social and economic justice

The Daily Journal recognized Altshuler Berzon LLP as one of the top boutique firms in California. The...

October 24, 2019

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Michael Rubin named as one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers

The Daily Journal on September 18, 2019 named Altshuler Berzon LLP partner Michael Rubin one of the Top 100...

October 7, 2019

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Court grants preliminary injunction protecting rights of Southwest flight attendants to use sick leave to care for family

On May 17, 2019, the Alameda County Superior Court granted plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction...

July 17, 2019

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Bloomberg Technology Features Interview With Altshuler Berzon LLP Partner Jim Finberg Regarding Oracle Wage Parity Suit

On June 21, 2019, Bloomberg Technology featured an interview with Altshuler Berzon LLP Partner Jim Finberg...

June 24, 2019

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Court Issues Additional Preliminary Relief Protecting Voting Rights of Spanish-Speaking Puerto Ricans in Florida

On May 10, 2019, the federal court for the Northern District of Florida issued a preliminary injunction under...

May 11, 2019

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Federal District Court Rejects Business Association’s Challenge to California Supreme Court’s Definition of Employee

On March 29, 2019, Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. of the Eastern District of California rejected a...

March 30, 2019

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McDonald’s Workers Come Forward to Allege Sexual Harassment at Work

Altshuler Berzon LLP has filed charges on behalf of workers at McDonald’s who have come forward in the wake...

November 14, 2018

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Requiring Trump Administration to Keep Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in Place for Current Recipients

On November 8, 2018, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision affirming a preliminary injunction issued by the...

November 8, 2018

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Court Grants Emergency Motion Requiring Compliance with Preliminary Injunction by Ensuring Spanish-Language Facsimile Ballots Are Made Available at All Polling Sites in 32 Florida Counties on Election Day

On November 5, 2018, the federal court for the Northern District of Florida issued an order granting an...

November 6, 2018

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United States Supreme Court Denies Review of $409 Million Abatement Order Against Lead Paint Manufacturers

Altshuler Berzon LLP Take the Lead in Opposing Certiorari On October 15, 2018, after 18 years of litigation,...

October 16, 2018

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Michael Rubin named as one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers

The Daily Journal on September 19, 2018 named Altshuler Berzon LLP partner Michael Rubin one of the Top 100...

September 20, 2018

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Court Orders Preliminary Injunction under Voting Rights Act to Protect Rights of Spanish-Speaking Puerto Ricans across 32 Florida Counties

On September 7, 2018, the federal court for the Northern District of Florida issued a preliminary injunction...

September 7, 2018

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Litigation Filed Seeking Bilingual Elections in 32 Florida Counties

On August 16, 2018, Altshuler Berzon LLP, along with co-counsel at Demos, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and SEIU,...

August 16, 2018

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California Supreme Court Denies Review of Monsanto’s Challenge to the Listing of Glyphosate, the Roundup Chemical, as Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer Under Proposition 65

On August 15, 2018, the California Supreme Court denied review of the Fifth District Court of Appeal’s...

August 15, 2018

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Court Approves $115 Million Settlement of Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit Against Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield

A federal district court in San Jose on August 15, 2018 granted final approval of a landmark $115 million...

August 15, 2018

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Eighth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Collective Bargaining for Minnesota Homecare Workers

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on August 14, 2018 rejected a constitutional challenge to...

August 14, 2018

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Ninth Circuit Affirms the Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Seattle Ordinance Permitting Collective Bargaining by Uber and Lyft Drivers

On August 9, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Clark...

August 10, 2018

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Federal Court Rules Voters May Not Be Purged from Registration Rolls in Violation of National Voter Registration Act

On August 7, 2018, the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina issued a major...

August 8, 2018

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to California’s SB 954

On July 30, 2018, the Ninth Circuit issued a unanimous opinion in Interpipe Contracting, Inc. v. Becerra,...

July 31, 2018

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Eleventh Circuit Revives Case Challenging Alabama’s Preemption of Birmingham’s Minimum Wage Law as Racially Discriminatory

On July 25, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit issued a unanimous published decision in Lewis v. Alabama, Eleventh...

July 26, 2018

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Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Challenge to Unsecure Paperless Electronic Voting System in Georgia

On July 17, 2018, Altshuler Berzon LLP attorneys and co-counsel in Georgia filed an amicus curiae brief on...

July 18, 2018

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Lead Paint Initiative Challenged as Misleading and Deceptive Will Not Appear on California’s General Election Ballot

On June 28, 2018, the proponents of an initiative that Altshuler Berzon LLP attorneys and others challenged...

June 29, 2018

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California Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Prevent Californians from Voting on Initiative to Regulate the Dialysis Industry

On June 13, 2018, the California Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of mandate filed by the dialysis...

June 14, 2018

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The California Supreme Court Clarifies Rights of Employees Misclassified as “Independent Contractors”

The California Supreme Court issued a unanimous 82-page decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v....

May 3, 2018

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Lawyers Named 2018 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year

Recognized for Immigration Law Achievement On March 21, 2018, the Daily Journal awarded its 2018 California...

April 30, 2018

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Court Finds First Amended Complaint Adequately Alleges Google Discriminated Against a Broad Class of Women Employees and Rejects Google’s Challenge to Gender Discrimination and Equal Pay Suit

On March 27, 2018, the San Francisco Superior Court overruled Google’s demurrer to an amended complaint...

March 28, 2018

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N.D. Cal. Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Requiring Federal Government To Maintain DACA Program

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has entered a nationwide preliminary...

January 16, 2018

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Altshuler Berzon LLP Files Amended Complaint Against Google in Sex Discrimination Class Action

Altshuler Berzon LLP, with co-counsel Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, filed an amended complaint...

January 3, 2018

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California Supreme Court unanimously affirms interest arbitration for farmworkers against constitutional challenges in Gerawan Farming v. ALRB.

The California Supreme Court recognized that the main purpose of the 2002 amendments was to enable...

November 30, 2017

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California Court of Appeal Affirms Trial Ruling that Lead Paint Manufacturers are Liable for Causing Public Nuisance

On November 14, 2017, the California Sixth District Court of Appeal affirmed in principal part a...

November 16, 2017

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Altshuler Berzon LLP files amicus brief on behalf of Service Employees International Union in Supreme Court First Amendment case

Altshuler Berzon, LLP filed an amicus brief today on behalf of the Service Employees International Union...

October 30, 2017

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C.D. Cal. Approves $13 Million Settlement of Privacy Class Actions Against HSBC

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California today granted final approval to the settlement...

October 25, 2017

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Google Sued in Class Action Alleging Sex Discrimination

Altshuler Berzon LLP, with co-counsel Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, filed a lawsuit in San...

September 14, 2017

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District Court Approves Settlement of Faculty Union Lawsuit Against Accrediting Agency

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has approved the settlement of a lawsuit...

August 8, 2017

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District Court Dismisses Chamber of Commerce Lawsuit Challenging Seattle Ordinance Permitting Collective Bargaining by Uber and Lyft Drivers

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington today dismissed Chamber of Commerce...

August 1, 2017

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Daily Journal Names Vergara Decision Top Appellate Verdict of 2016

In its annual review of the largest and most significant verdicts and appellate reversals in California, The...

February 15, 2017

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District Court Rejects EPA’S Attempt to Avoid Federal Oversight of California Water Quality

In a victory for environmental groups seeking to protect healthy rivers and endangered species, the U.S....

February 7, 2017

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District Court Rejects Challenge to Law Prohibiting Unilateral Deductions from Worker Paychecks on Public Work

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California today granted motions to dismiss challenges to...

January 27, 2017

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Ninth Circuit Stays District Court Injunction Against California Law that Requires Payment of Prevailing Wages to Ready-Mix Drivers

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a stay of a District Court injunction that prevented...

December 16, 2016

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District Court Upholds California Refinery Safety Law

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California upheld California’s refinery safety...

November 15, 2016

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Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Restoring Voting Rights to Thousands of North Carolinians in Advance of the November 8 Election

The United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina today issued a preliminary...

November 4, 2016

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California Supreme Court Denies Review in Vergara

The California Supreme Court today declined to review the California Court of Appeal’s unanimous decision...

August 22, 2016

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Court Approves Consent Decree Resolving Hawaii Hospital Workers’ Suit

The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii approved and entered as its own order and final...

August 17, 2016

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Federal Court Dismisses Chamber of Commerce Lawsuit Against Seattle

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington today dismissed a lawsuit filed by...

August 9, 2016

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Sixth Circuit Overturns Longstanding Cap on Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Awards

The Sixth Circuit today overturned a rule that for three decades had capped the number of compensable hours...

August 1, 2016

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$15 Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers Upheld

New York Appellate Division upholds wage order increasing statewide minimum wage to $15 for chain restaurant...

June 28, 2016

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Workers Win Right to Suitable Seating at their Workstations

California Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Construe Century-Old Seating Law in Favor of Workers Construing...

June 8, 2016

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Challenge to Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Dismissed

After losses in the federal district court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court, the...

May 23, 2016

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Victory in Vergara! Statutory Rights Preserved for 277,000 California Public School Teachers

California Court of Appeal unanimously reverses sweeping injunction that eliminated job security protections...

April 14, 2016

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