Orage v. Amway Corp. (2020)
Justice Catalyst Law, Towards Justice, and Leonard Carder LLP filed suit against Amway for failing to provide its so-called “independent business owners” minimum wage and other workers’ rights.
Labor Markets that Work for Workers
Justice Catalyst Law, Towards Justice, and Leonard Carder LLP File Wage Theft Case Against Amway
Justice Catalyst Law, Towards Justice, and Leonard Carder LLP filed suit against Amway, the largest multi-level-marketing company in the country, for failing to provide workers’ rights to its so-called “independent business owners.”
Justice Catalyst Law Board Member & Public Justice Attorney Jennifer Bennett Secures Historic Workers’ Rights Victory at Supreme Court
(Cross-posted from Public Justice) On Tuesday, Public Justice—along with its wonderful co-counsel, Andrew Schmidt Law and Fair Work Law—won a major victory for workers in the U.S. Supreme Court! The Court issued a unanimous decision for our client in Oliveira
Taylor, et al. v. The Salvation Army, et al. (2021)
Former Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (“ARC”) program participants, on behalf of themselves and a class of current and former participants, filed a forced labor suit against The Salvation Army National Corporation.
Workers File Forced Labor Class Action Against The Salvation Army
Justice Catalyst Law and Nichols Kaster filed a labor trafficking class action on behalf of ARC laborers against The Salvation Army.
Public Comments of 18 State Attorneys General on Labor Issues in Antitrust Cite JCL Letter
Citing a letter written by Justice Catalyst Law, Towards Justice, and Eric Posner, 18 State AGs submitted public comments on labor issues in antitrust.
JCL Partner Organization Center for Public Interest Law Submits Request for Ethics Ruling on Unenforceable Contract Terms
On June 5, 2019, the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego, a Justice Catalyst Law partner organization, sent a formal request to the California Bar seeking an ethics ruling that it is unethical for lawyers
OnLabor: “Protecting Worker Power with Antitrust” (2018-2019)
JCL submitted a comment to the FTC urging for a rulemaking procedure for noncompete agreements, and JCL's Litigation Director wrote a blog about the labor market as well.
Press on Justice Catalyst Law Project: A Call For An Ethics Opinion On California Lawyers Drafting Non-Competes
Above the Law article that covers Justice Catalyst Law's case against the National Association of Realtors.
Are Employment Contracts With Unenforceable Terms Unethical?
Read Justice Catalyst Law Legal Director Brian Shearer's op-ed on employment contracts on Law.com.