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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

PAGA Paraphrased – Rose v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

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The First District held that a prevailing defendant in a PAGA action may not recover litigation costs from the California Labor Workforce Development Agency when the LWDA did not participate in the litigation....more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

PAGA Reform Brings Big Savings For Employers – Follow These “Reasonable Steps” To Significantly Cut PAGA Penalties

On July 1, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). These changes aim to balance PAGA enforcement with fairness to employers, offering new avenues for...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

PAGA Reform Deal In Place!

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California’s legislative leaders and Governor Newsom reached an agreement on reforms to the Private Attorney Generals’ Act which will change the landscape of PAGA going forward. PAGA has cost businesses billions of dollars in...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Navigating the Challenges of California’s PAGA Law: Insights for Employers

California’s Private Attorneys’ General Act, or PAGA, just celebrated its 20th birthday despite repeated, failed attempts at its repeal. California’s Labor Code is among the strictest in the nation and California law affords...more

Clark Hill PLC

California Supreme Court Holds That Unmanageable PAGA Claims Cannot Be Dismissed

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Now That California Courts Have Been Stripped of Authority to Dismiss Unmanageable PAGA Claims, How Will Employers Manage PAGA Litigation? The California Supreme Court, on Jan. 18, issued its decision in Estrada v. Royalty...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

A PAGA Victory to Bring in the New Year: Trial Court Holds LWDA Responsible for Prevailing Employer’s Costs

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Last week a trial court in Alameda County entered an order permitting Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. to recover nearly $125,000 in costs from the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA). Hobby Lobby incurred these...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Court of Appeal’s Decision to Permit Unmanageable PAGA Claims Arguably Rests on a Faulty Premise

Last month, a split emerged in the California Court of Appeal regarding whether trial courts have authority to strike or limit unmanageable claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). In Estrada v. Royalty Carpet...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Split of Authority Develops in California Court of Appeal Over PAGA Manageability Requirement

On March 23, 2022, in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., the California Court of Appeal, held that “a court cannot strike a PAGA claim based on manageability.” This decision creates a split of authority with Wesson v....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ninth Circuit Holds That Nonparty Aggrieved Employee Has No Standing to Challenge PAGA Settlement

On February 11, 2022, the 9th Circuit issued its decision in Saucillo v. Peck, — F.4th —, 2022 WL 414692 (9th Cir. 2022), holding among other things that a nonparty aggrieved employee does not have standing in federal court...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

LWDA Weighs In on Split of Authority Regarding Standing to Intervene to Challenge PAGA Settlement

In recent months, a split of authority has emerged in the California Court of Appeal regarding whether a nonparty aggrieved employee has standing to intervene in a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) action to challenge a...more

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