Legal Abbreviations
This abbreviation refers to a required meeting between attorneys before filing a motion.
What is M&C - Meet and Confer?
Some businesses improperly pool these worker earnings, leading to wage claims.
What is tip pooling?
In wage and hour class actions, before a settlement can be finalized, the court must conduct a hearing to evaluate whether the agreement is fair, reasonable, and adequate for the class members. This hearing ensures that the terms of the settlement do not disproportionately benefit the attorneys or a subset of plaintiffs at the expense of others.
What is a Motion for Final Approval Hearing?
What is a Fairness Hearing?
This meatpacking company faced lawsuits over unpaid donning and doffing time.
What is Tyson Foods?
This type of deposition is used to obtain testimony from someone who has specialized knowledge in a particular field relevant to the case and may be called to provide opinions at trial.
What is an expert witness deposition?
This abbreviation refers to a corporate representative designated to testify on behalf of a company.
What is PMK - Person Most Knowledgeable?
This federal law protects workers' wages, overtime, and classification.
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
In wage and hour class action settlements, courts sometimes approve the redistribution of unclaimed settlement funds to a charity or public interest organization when direct distribution to class members is impractical or funds remain after payouts. This doctrine is often applied in cases where it is not feasible to return small amounts to individual plaintiffs.
What is the Cy Pres Doctrine?
This tech company faced lawsuits over improperly classified contract workers being denied benefits.
What is Google?
This order restricts access to confidential information during litigation.
What is a protective order?
This abbreviation refers to a court hearing where attorneys discuss case progress, deadlines, and procedural matters.
What is CMC - Case Management Conference?
California labor law allows certain employers to implement work schedules where employees work longer shifts without receiving daily overtime. However, this arrangement must be approved through a specific voting process and follow strict regulatory requirements.
What are Alternative Workweek Schedules?
In federal wage and hour class actions, this procedural rule governs the certification of class actions and requires plaintiffs to establish numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy of representation.
What is Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?
This company required employees to undergo unpaid security bag checks before leaving work.
What is Apple?
These customized questions are drafted by one party and sent to another to gather specific case-related information.
What are Special Interrogatories (SRG)?
This abbreviation refers to a revised complaint that incorporates new claims or corrections.
What is FAC - First Amended Complaint?
In California, employees who work two separate shifts in one day, with an extended unpaid gap between them, may be entitled to additional compensation. This payment ensures that total daily earnings do not fall below the minimum wage requirement.
What is a Split Shift Premium?
If a party believes that there are no genuine disputes over material facts and that they are entitled to judgment as a matter of law, they can file this motion to avoid trial and obtain a ruling in their favor.
What is a Motion for Summary Judgment?
This bank was sued for failing to pay employees for after-hours work and overtime.
What is Wells Fargo?
These standardized questions allow one party to select relevant queries from a checklist to send to another party for response.
What are Form Interrogatories (FRGG)?
This abbreviation refers to a motion requesting the court to remove specific allegations or evidence from the case record.
What is MTS - Motion to Strike?
This landmark California Supreme Court case involved a restaurant chain accused of failing to provide proper meal and rest breaks to hourly employees. The ruling clarified that employers must provide breaks but are not required to ensure they are taken, significantly shaping California labor law.
What is Brinker v. Supreme Court?
When multiple wage and hour class actions are filed against the same employer across different courts, a federal panel may decide to consolidate them into a single proceeding to improve judicial efficiency. This procedural mechanism allows cases to be centralized in one court for pre-trial matters.
What is Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)?
This coffee chain faced a lawsuit over its tip-sharing policy, where managers allegedly took a portion of employees' tips, violating wage laws.
What is Starbucks?
During discovery, one party suspects the opposing side is withholding critical payroll records that could prove systematic wage violations. To force disclosure, they file this motion, which can result in sanctions if the court finds the withholding unjustified.
What is a Motion to Compel?