FJWW is proud to join the Asian Law Caucus and Rideshare Drivers United in representing Uber and Lyft drivers in proceedings regarding safety citations issued to the two rideshare companies by Cal-OSHA during the COVID-19 pandemic. Uber and Lyft appealed the Cal-OSHA citations in 2022 and those appeals are pending before the California Occupational Safety & Health Appeals Board. Last year, both companies filed declaratory judgment actions in the Orange County Superior Court seeking to cut short the still-pending administrative proceedings and obtain a broad ruling that Cal-OSHA has no jurisdiction over Uber or Lyft. On Monday, April 22, the Court sustained demurrers filed by the drivers and Cal-OSHA in the declaratory judgment actions. To view the press release from the Asian Law Caucus and Rideshare Drivers United, click here.

On April 4, 2023, Judge Mary Strobel of the Los Angeles County Superior Court denied a petition for writ of mandate filed by the California Hospital Association and Robert Vlach seeking to prevent a voter initiative regarding healthcare executives’ pay from reaching the ballot.

On January 18, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the validity of a Culver City ordinance giving workers at Southern California Hospital at Culver City a $5 per hour temporary pay increase in recognition and compensation for their work during the COVID pandemic, affirming the District Court’s order dismissing the Hospital’s claims.

Mary Bortscheller will join to the panel in the Session 1 “Litigation Update” at the ABA Virtual Employee Benefits Spring Update 2024 on April 17, 2024, from 12:00 PM ET to 1:00 PM ET. The panel will discuss ERISA class action litigation. For registration and more information, click here.

Nina Wasow will participate in a panel entitled “Agency Announcements and Guidance: ESG, Secure 2.0, Fiduciary Rule” on Friday, February 2 at the ABA Employee Benefits Committee Midwinter Meeting in San Diego.

We are delighted to announce that Mary Bortscheller joined FJWW as Of Counsel on December 4, 2023.