On 18 January 2024, the Supreme Court of California (Court) unanimously held that trial courts lack inherent authority to dismiss with prejudice claims brought under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA)...more
Highlights of Adolph v. Uber Tech., Inc. PAGA representatives retain standing to prosecute non-individual PAGA claims in court, even when their individual PAGA claims are compelled into arbitration....more
On 15 June, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) delivered the 8-1 opinion in the matter Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, which held that the California Supreme Court decision of Iskanian v. CLS...more
Near the end of 2021, a flurry of decisions that significantly affect employers facing and settling Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits were published. The first two decisions, Uribe v. Crown Building Maintenance...more
Update to Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta - We recently published an alert on the status of arbitration agreements in California after the Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta decision. A quick update to this case: the Chamber of...more