Tag Archives: post-shift bag searches

Ninth Circuit Undermines Use of Time Studies in Disposing of Wage and Hour Claims in California

By Greg Mersol on August 8, 2019 Posted in Off-the-clock

Two years ago, we blogged a pair of cases with similar fact patterns and outcomes involving the successful use of time studies (See our October 13, 2017 and October 16, 2017 blog posts). In both cases, shoe retailers required employees to undergo brief security checks before leaving the store. The employees in both cases brought Rule 23 … Continue Reading

Another Off-the-Clock Case Felled by Time Study

By Greg Mersol on October 16, 2017 Posted in Off-the-clock

Last week, we discussed the decision of the Northern District of California in Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Services, Inc., Case No. 14-cv-01508-BLF (N.D. Cal. Sept. 12, 2017), in which the employer’s use of a time study resulted in summary judgment being granted against the entire class in an off-the-clock case involving post-shift bag searches. That court … Continue Reading