The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), enacted in 2004, upturned California’s employment law landscape. In theory, PAGA allowed employees to file lawsuits to recover civil penalties on behalf of themselves, other...more
On February 12, 2024, in Johnson v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employee’s non-arbitrable, representative PAGA claims are not subject to dismissal when the plaintiff is ordered to...more
2/21/2024
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Article III ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Standing ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
CDF Wage and Hour Task Force – Monthly Blog -
Enforceable arbitration agreements continue to provide California employers who are faced with wage and hour claims with significant benefits....more
1/19/2024
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Arbitration Agreements ,
California ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
SCOTUS ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
A recent Ninth Circuit panel held that Hyatt employees who were “laid off” in March 2020 were entitled to payment of their accrued vacation time immediately, even though the employees were not officially terminated until June...more
9/29/2023
/ California ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
DLSE ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hyatt ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Layoffs ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
Last week a California Employer secured a victory when the California Court of Appeal held that the employer’s general California choice-of-law provision in its employment agreement did not entitle the employee to pursue...more
8/25/2021
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Class Action ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour