Opinion
S275848
07-26-2023
ILOFF (LAURANCE) v. LaPAILLE (CYNTHIA)
A163503/A163504 First Appellate District, Div. 1
Order filed
The court construes respondents' answer brief, as filed in the Court of Appeal on January 26, 2022, as their answer brief in this court.
Appellant Laurance Iloff may file and serve a reply to the answer brief within 20 days of this order.
Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.520(f), amicus curiae briefs may be filed and served up to 30 days after either the filing of a reply brief authorized by this order, or the time to file such a reply brief expires, whichever is later. Amicus curiae briefing should be limited to the following issues:
1. Must an employer demonstrate that it affirmatively took steps to ascertain whether its pay practices are in compliance with the Labor Code and Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders to establish a good faith defense to liquidated damages under Labor Code section 1194.2, subdivision (b)?
2. May a wage claimant prosecute a paid sick leave claim under section 248.5, subdivision (b) of the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (Lab. Code, § 245 et seq.) in a de novo wage claim trial conducted pursuant to Labor Code section 98.2?
The parties may file and serve responses to amicus briefs within 30 days after either the court rules on the last timely filed application to file an amicus curiae brief or the time for filing an application to file an amicus curiae brief expires, whichever is later. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.520(f)(7).)