The Fifth District Court of Appeal held that under pre-reform PAGA, headless PAGA actions in which plaintiffs seek civil penalties only on behalf of other employees and not for violations they personally experienced are...more
The Second District Court of Appeal held that, under the pre-reform PAGA statute, an individual employee need not have been employed or experienced a Labor Code violation during the one-year PAGA limitations period to have...more
5/30/2025
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PAGA claims brought under pre-reform PAGA must be brought within one year of a Labor Code violation experienced by the plaintiff and because a PAGA claim necessarily has both an individual and a non-individual component,...more
4/24/2025
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Arbitration ,
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Employment Litigation ,
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Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court held that PAGA does not apply to public entity employers....more
8/20/2024
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CA Supreme Court ,
California ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
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PAGA reform was officially introduced in the state Assembly and Senate! The language of the bills were released detailing the most substantive changes to PAGA in its 20-year history, and Governor Newsom signed them into law...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: PAGA reform has officially been introduced in the state Assembly and Senate! The language of the bills were released detailing the most substantive changes to PAGA in its 20-year history. The bills have...more
6/24/2024
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
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Proposed Legislation ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wage and Hour
Governor Newsom announced that a deal has been made to reform PAGA and take the PAGA initiative off the ballot in November. The Governor’s announcement provides some highlights of what the reform package will include;...more