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US Court of Appeals upholds settlement in Navient class action

On: September 8, 2022

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has unanimously rejected a challenge by far-right interests to an agreement, approved in 2020 by a federal district court, to settle a class action brought by 10 AFT members against student loan servicer Navient. The plaintiffs brought the federal suit in …continue reading

AG Becerra, California Labor Commissioner’s Office file petition before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to defend California meal and rest break rules

By: courtesy

On: February 13, 2019

In: Government, Judiciary

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the California Labor Commissioner’s Office announced the filing of a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) efforts to undermine the state’s meal and rest break rules. The FMCSA’s action comes in …continue reading