Morales v. Superior Court, 122 Cal. App. 5th 239 (2026)
A former employee asserted disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, failure to engage in the interactive process, retaliation under the California Family Rights Act, and common law wrongful termination claims. The
Cluck v. GEO Secure Services, LLC, 122 Cal. App. 5th 249 (2026)
A former employee brought a putative wage-and-hour class action, and GEO sought to enforce an arbitration agreement signed during onboarding. The Court of Appeal held that the arbitration
Hickenbottom v. Medical Solutions LLC, 2026 WL 2511310 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Medical Solutions first moved to compel a travel nurse’s wage-and-hour claims under an arbitration provision in its handbook. After the trial court denied the motion because that provision
Mitchell v. Lilac Solutions, Inc., 2026 WL 2443955 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Employees sued for wrongful termination, discrimination, and sexual harassment. The employer answered, pursued extensive discovery over the course of three months, filed cross-claims, and otherwise advanced the court
Combs v. Netflix, Inc., 180 F.4th 1201 (9th Cir. 2026)
Jessica Combs alleged that from 2017 through 2021, she repeatedly complained to Netflix about a sexually charged workplace and specific incidents of harassment, that Netflix failed to correct the situation,
Decloedt v. RadNet Mgmt., Inc., 121 Cal. App. 5th 732 (2026)
A male employee alleged that a coworker repeatedly made derogatory comments about his being gay, engaged in threatening and unwelcome physical conduct, and continued such activity despite Decloedt’s complaints
Ding v. Structure Therapeutics, Inc., 2026 WL 2420555 (9th Cir. 2026)
After her termination, former CFO Dr. Ding Ding filed an arbitration demand, alleging discrimination and harassment based on national origin and her status as a domestic-violence victim. Discovery revealed
Stallion Springs Med. Services v. Superior Court, 2026 WL 2593327 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
An emergency-room physician (Kuljit S. Hundal) worked at a hospital under an independent-contractor agreement with Stallion Springs, a medical staffing company. After a patient complained about
Multiple Energy Technologies, LLC v. Casden, 183 F.4th 1149 (9th Cir. 2026)
Multiple Energy Technologies (MET) previously settled a false-advertising lawsuit against competing manufacturer Hologenix, which agreed to pay $2.5 million and restrict claims that its product had been approved
Adelanto Elementary Sch. Dist. v. Krause, 121 Cal. App. 5th 699 (2026)
A school district obtained a workplace-violence restraining order (WVRO) on behalf of three female employees against a former superintendent (Michael Krause) who had become an elected member of
