Last year was a significant year for California’s Private Attorneys General Act (known as “PAGA”), the 18-year old wage-and-hour enforcement act that, according to one study, has generated over 20,000 lawsuits against...more
2/1/2022
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Ballot Measures ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
Parallel Claims ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
It comes as no surprise that employee claims against employers are on the rise. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a drastic decline in newly filed employment-related lawsuits. The decline was likely the...more
3/5/2021
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Layoffs ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Workplace Safety