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Today Johnson and Johnson announced it "will stop selling its baby talcum powder in the US and Canada, where sales have dropped amid a wave of litigation claiming that the personal care product can cause cancer." Johnson and Johnson currently faces close to 20,000 lawsuits and billions of dollars in damages at trial over the claims. Contact us today to learn more about monetary compensation for long-time talc users!

Marlin & Saltzman is pleased to report the 9th Circuit court upheld the $55 million November 2016 ruling against Walmart for failure to pay 839 of its California truck drivers minimum wage for specific tasks!

"...about half of American states provide for jurors to be paid no more than $25 per day for their serviceless than half the national minimum wage of $7.25 an hour ($58 for an 8-hour workday)."

"The Restoring Overtime Pay Act would benefit 13.5 million working people4.6 million workers who would be newly eligible to receive overtime pay and 8.9 million more who would receive strengthened overtime protections." Our friends at the Economic Policy Institute need your help to protect our labor laws from being undermined by the Trump administration. Click below to support the Restoring Overtime Pay Act!

Court secrecy is as big of an epidemic as the opioid crisis itself! "...in at least 31 of the 115 large federal product-liability cases Reuters reviewed, judges sealed entire arguments that dealt directly with the strength of the evidence."

Go check out this great video by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner and Reese Witherspoon that provides excellent advice on how to find & translate language about forced arbitration in employment agreements! #endforcedarbitration #FAIRAct H/T: Public Justice

Bankers Beware! Chase adds forced arbitration to credit cards. "...customers are allowed to reject the agreement to arbitrate if they notify the bank via mail before Aug. 9, noting the accounts the agreement is to be rejected for."

Last week, in an authoritative decision, Judge Alsup ruled that PG&E must complete measures to reduce wildfire risk BEFORE paying its shareholders dividends. "Money meant for shareholders should have been spent on efforts to reduce wildfire risks in recent years, Alsup said at Tuesday's hearing."

Please join us in congratulating partner, Stan Saltzman, on his selection as 2019 California Lawyer of the Year for his work on Troester v. Starbucks! https://www.prweb.com//stan_saltzman_awa/prweb16202920.htm

This is valuable information from CAL FIRE about protecting your home in the event of a fire. If you were affected by the Woolsey Fire in November 2018, contact the experienced fire loss and insurance attorneys of Marlin & Saltzman for more information regarding your rights as a result of damages sustained during the Woolsey Fire Storm!

Today House and Senate co-sponsors introduced The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal, or FAIR Act which aims to end the use of mandatory arbitration clauses that strip workers of their right to sue employers. Marlin & Saltzman is dedicated to fighting for the rights of employees throughout California and the entire nation. If you believe you are a victim of employment violations, contact us today for a free case consultation!

The Orange County Register recently published an article addressing how rampant wage theft is throughout California. The Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) allows private litigants to enforce the labor code on behalf of the state. Marlin & Saltzman frequently files (PAGA) cases on behalf of workers who are required to sign mandatory arbitration "agreements". Contact us today if you believe you are a victim of wage theft!

JUST ANNOUNCED: $29.5 Million Verdict in CA talc trial. Jury finds Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby powder contains cancer-causing asbestos! Contact us today if you or someone you know regularly used talcum powder and received an ovarian cancer diagnosis.

Forced arbitration is getting out of control. Consumers have a right to protect themselves through litigation. For this reason, our firm fights every day to preserve the rights of workers and consumers across the country. #ripoffclause

57 Democratic House Representatives have joined together to introduce a Bill to overturn recent Supreme Court decisions that have enabled Corporate America to enforce arbitration clauses and waivers that affect employees and consumers right to file or participate in class action cases. Click the link below for more information! https://www.consumeradvocates.org//bill-introduction-shows

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In another win for California-based workers, Judge Klausner recently granted partial summary judgement to plaintiffs, ruling that "J.B. Hunt’s activity-based piece-rate pay plan violated California law..." You can read more about this decision and the firm's case against J.B. Hunt by clicking the link below!

What Starbucks calls ‘de minimis’ is not de minimis at all to many ordinary people who work for hourly wages. On Thursday, the California Supreme Court unanimously agreed that Starbucks and other California employers must compensate workers for tasks they regularly perform even if off the clock and even if they only take a few minutes.

Veterans sacrifice so much to fight and protect our country, their nest eggs shouldn't be one of those sacrifices. Our "servicemembers and veterans need and deserve full legal recourse against unscrupulous actors including the right to hold them accountable in class actions."

If your employer asked you to work 5-10 minutes a day without pay would you do it? On Tuesday, our partner Stan Saltzman, argued to the California Supreme Court that employees should be paid for ALL time worked. Click below to learn more about the case!

Investor.gov states "the SEC has a three-part mission: to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation." By failing to bring civil or criminal charges against the top brass at Wells Fargo, the SEC is neglecting the very people it is designed to protect.

Donald Trump's pro-business agenda strikes again! The SEC is considering a policy change that would allow companies to shield themselves from shareholder lawsuits.

Stories like this are why Marlin & Saltzman fights tirelessly for justice against companies throughout the United States!

WARNING! Your Employer May Be Stealing From You!

Are you better off than you were a year ago? The EPI compiled the 10 worst attacks on workers since Trump's inauguration and after reading the article, our guess is no!

Common sense would say that a requirement of receiving a loan is having the ability to repay that loan, but CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney announced yesterday the organization would revisit a payday lending rule that would require lenders to confirm a consumers ability to repay a loan prior to making the loan. "Payday lenders get rich by charging outrageous interest rates and locking consumers into an endless cycle of debt where a loan of a few hundred dollars can take years and thousands to pay back."

Put simply, net neutrality is "the ability of consumers and businesses to reach the online applications and services of their choosing without interference from their broadband provider." Today the FCC voted to end Net Neutrality, but Congress can still stop it. Contact your Member of Congress today by calling (202) 224-3121!

Are you an hourly employee for a retail company? Do you often have "call-in shifts"? If so, read this brief article to learn more about a case we recently settled.

At Marlin & Saltzman, we believe your employer shouldn't be able to force you to give up your right to join your coworkers in a lawsuit. "On Monday, October 2, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments ... which could fundamentally alter the balance of power between millions of American workers and the people who employ them."

If this bill passes, "it would virtually wipe away the Fair part of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

"Nobody should escape accountability for breaking the law." Below is a great New York Times article on the importance of allowing consumers to exercise their legal rights!

"If Senate Republicans...vote to repeal this rule, they will join their House colleagues and the Trump administration in closing the courthouse door to vulnerable, victimized and defrauded Americans."

Class actions help protect consumers from "predatory lending and other illegal financial practices" as well as hold "large corporations and institutions accountable while deterring future misconduct."

"The goal of the bill is to eliminate class actions.." Don't let government interests endanger your family. Contact your representative today and urge them to vote 'NO' on H.R. 985.

When is the last time you thought about how those goods got to your favorite big box store?

"The history of arbitration clauses is a textbook example of how decades of careless or just haphazard decisions, driven by the slow pressure of the profit motive, can change innocuous policy into a weapon for big business."

Counsel Financial did a great interview with our co-founder, Stan Saltzman. Check it out below!

Last week we settled a case against Victoria's Secret for failing to pay workers appropriately for their call in shifts. Read more below! http://blog.counselfinancial.com/victorias-secret-to-pay-12

"Senator Bill Nelson said it best: 'There are few things that unite Americans more than their visceral dislike of robocalls.' Watering down or eliminating the TCPA would be another blatant example of Republicans in Congress prioritizing companies over people."

A new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) finds that "in the 10 most populous U.S. states, 2.4 million workers lose $8 billion annually (an average of $3,300 per year for year-round workers) to minimum wage violationsnearly a quarter of their earned wages."

Our friends over at Public Justice successfully petitioned courts to unseal DirecTV records and expose the full evidence of the company's wrongdoing against low wage workers!

Are you an AT&T customer? You might want to check your bill for extra charges.

PSA: If you rely on overtime pay to make ends meet, the 'Working Families Flexibility Act' will allow employers to give you paid time off instead of paying time-and-a-half.

ICYMI: Republicans voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act today... meaning "Some people with a history or heart disease or cancer, or even acne, heartburn, back pain, asthma, hay fever or hives could be rendered uninsurable for life."

"Acosta gave some surprisingly revealing answers to that [overtime pay] question and they don’t bode well for the monumental overtime reforms made by former President Barack Obama..."

Our co-founder, Stan Saltzman, spoke to employment lawyers from around the country today at the National Employment Lawyers Association conference in Washington, DC. Click below to learn more about his speech!

At Marlin & Saltzman, we have dedicated our practice to fighting for the rights of employees. Our attorneys have experience litigating against large companies on behalf of truck drivers just like Alphonse Maddin. If you believe you have an employment class action claim, contact us today!

Sexual harassment and discrimination are much more prevalent in today's workplace than one would hope. If you have been harassed or discriminated against by your employer, contact our California employment discrimination lawyers today!

Earlier this week we told you about H.R. 985 the "class action killer" bill. Next Thursday, the House of Representatives will vote on this bill. Please call your representative TODAY by dialing (202) 224-3121 and ask them to vote 'No' on H.R. 985!

Tomorrow, lawmakers in Congress will vote on a bill that would make it virtually impossible for Americans to seek justice through class action lawsuits. Please call your Member of Congress TODAY by dialing (202) 224-3121 and ask them to vote 'No' on H.R. 985!

If confirmed, Judge Gorsuch will have a substantial impact on your employment and consumer rights!

A fourth talcum powder trial is set to begin in St. Louis on Monday, February 6th. Marlin & Saltzman is currently investigating the link between prolonged talcum powder use and ovarian cancer. If you have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, contact the catastrophic injury lawyers at Marlin & Saltzman today by clicking the link below and submitting a short form.

Be honest, did you REALLY read that contract?

New year, new laws.. 898 new laws to be exact. Check out our blog post below to see our list of new laws which are most likely to affect you!

Protect your rights! Check out our blog post below to learn more about employment class action lawsuits and your legal options.

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether employers can use mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts. A move which would "ban and eliminate workers' collective and class actions." Click the link below to read the article by Public Justice!

Employers regularly cut corners to save costs. Have you noticed any shady business practices at your job? Speak up, you can be the voice of many contact us today!

Interested in learning more about our case against #Walmart? Read the short article below by Lawyers & Settlements!

Our partner, Stan Saltzman, has dedicated his life to fighting for the "little guy." Read more about our firm's mission by clicking the link below!

The Dodd-Frank bill of 2010 established the largest overhaul and regulation of the financial services industry since the Great Depression. H.R. 6392 would "gut the rules designed to stop another financial crisis and to let Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary decide how to regulate the big banks."

Public Justice recently made over 133,000 pages of previously sealed #Remington documents available. We've posted the link to our blog. Share with your friends and family, you could save a life!

On Wednesday, a jury found that #Walmart intentionally failed to pay truck drivers California minimum wage for certain tasks and awarded 839 drivers with $54 million in damages!