On July 1, following the California Legislature’s unanimous passage, Governor Newsom signed SB-92 and AB-2288, which drastically reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Most of the reforms apply to civil...more
7/3/2024
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On July 17, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (Cal. Sup. Ct. Case No. S274671), in which it addressed whether a plaintiff who is compelled to arbitrate their individual...more
7/19/2023
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Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana
With the new year will come new laws that affect California employers. The following are the “A to Z” of changes in the laws that may affect your business in 2022. Under existing law, if a COVID-19 outbreak occurs at a...more
1/5/2022
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Wage Theft
As 2016 approaches, we wanted to highlight the following changes to California law for the new year. Assembly Bill 1506 amends the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) to rein in actions asserting noncompliance with...more