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San Francisco Superior Court: Pay Banquet Servers $9 Million
San Francisco, CAIn John Ordono et al. v Marriott International Inc., San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman has tentatively found that banquet servers were entitled to $8.97 million because reasonable customers might have concluded that mandatory service charges were intended as gratuities. Under California Labor Code 351, gratuities or tips belong to employees, and employers may not take them or deduct any amount from a worker's wages.

Why Distracted Driving Cases Can Be Tough To Prove Without A Lawyer
Santa Clara, CA Distracted driving is when a motorist engages in behavior or activity that takes their attention away from the act of driving, possibly resulting in traffic collisions. A significant percentage of drivers admit to making mistakes while on their cell phones. California is among the states that have banned text messaging for all drivers. The NHTSA recorded over 2800 distracted driving cases in 2020 and about 3200 related fatalities.

Another WARN complaint Hurled at Twitter
San Francisco, CA A former Twitter employee has filed a California labor complaint accusing the social media platform of violating the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, the California WARN Act and the California labor code by failing to give workers requisite notice of companywide layoffs.

Johnson & Johnson Offers $8.9 Billion to Settle Talcum Powder Lawsuits
Newark, NJ On April 4, Johnson & Johnson made a new offer of $8.9 billion to settle tens of thousands of talcum powder lawsuits. The lawsuits allege that widespread asbestos contamination of the company’s talc products caused users to suffer from mesothelioma and various gynecological cancers.

SAG-AFTRA Health Plan To Pay $15M To Wrap ERISA Suit
Santa Clara, CA The SAG-AFTRA Health Plan has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The ERISA lawsuit, initially filed in 2020 by late actor and former SAG president, Ed Asner, and nine other defendants claimed that the health plan improperly denied or terminated benefits to older performers who were entitled to them.

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