Kao v. Joy Holiday

Wage-and-hour requirements cannot be avoided by classifying an alien who has not yet received his work visa as a "trainee" where the company derives benefits from his efforts. In determining whether an employee is salaried, as opposed to hourly, nonmonetary benefits may not be considered in determining if recompense is at the minimum level for salaried employees.

Kao v. Joy Holiday - filed June 15, 2017, First District, Div. Three
Cite as 2017 S.O.S. 3108
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Guido v. Mount Lemmon Fire District

A political subdivision of a State need not have 20 or more employees in order to qualify as an employer subject to the requirements of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Guido v. Mount Lemmon Fire District - filed June 19, 2017
Cite as 2017 S.O.S. 15-15030

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Heimlich v. Shivji

Party was not required to present his Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 998 request for costs to an arbitrator before the arbitration award was rendered, because an offer which is not accepted "cannot be given in evidence upon the trial or arbitration." In the course of his request to confirm the arbitration award, party established that the arbitrator had refused to hear any evidence of opposing party's rejection of Sec. 998 offer. Party timely presented his Sec. 998 claim to the arbitrator, the arbitrator should have reached the merits of that claim, and the arbitrator's refusal to hear evidence of the Sec. 998 offer warranted partially vacating the arbitration award.

Heimlich v. Shivji - filed May 31, 2017, Sixth District
Cite as 2017 S.O.S. 2743 

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DiCarlo v. County of Monterey

Longevity performance supplement negotiated between county and union representing deputy sheriffs did not constitute compensation reportable to CalPERS as special compensation and was thus not properly included in benefits calculation.

DiCarlo v. County of Monterey - filed May 24, 2017, publication ordered June 5, 2017, Sixth District
Cite as 2017 S.O.S. 2879

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Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton

A benefits plan established by an organization whose "principal purpose" is religious qualifies as a "church plan" under ERISA, no matter who started it.

Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton - filed June 5, 2017
Cite as 2017 S.O.S. 16-74_5i36

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