In Balderas v. Fresh Start Harvesting, Inc., 101 Cal. App. 5th 533 (2024), the plaintiff sued her former employer on behalf of other employees but not in her individual capacity (that is, she brought only a representative...more
In a blow for employers, the California Supreme Court held that trial courts may not strike PAGA claims on manageability grounds.
The Backdrop on PAGA Manageability-
PAGA trials are a collection of mini trials, as...more
The United States Supreme Court in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana divided PAGA claims into two buckets: (1) individual PAGA claims; and (2) representative PAGA claims (a claim somewhat akin to a class action). The U.S....more
Courts are split on whether to stay or dismiss representative PAGA claims after individual PAGA claims are compelled to arbitration. However, assuming the Court stays the representative PAGA claims or even allows the...more