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Key Trends in PAGA Arbitration Decisions: Insights for Employers and Legal Counsel

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The proliferation of wage and hour litigation in California and recent significant changes to the law have created uncertainty for employers and their lawyers alike. Both recent PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act of 2004)...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New Jersey Supreme Court Declares Commissions Are Wages Under Wage Payment Law

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In a ruling that should command the attention of all employers in New Jersey who employ and pay commission-based salespersons, the New Jersey Supreme Court has held that commissions are wages under the New Jersey Wage Payment...more

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PAGA Reform Benefits Proactive Employers

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In 2024, California reformed its Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) for the first time in the statute’s two-decade history. The reforms were less drastic than some had hoped, but they afford employers new avenues for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Paving the Way for California PAGA Reform: AB 2288 and SB 92

On June 27, 2024, California Gov. Newsom signed legislation — Assembly Bill (AB) 2288 and Senate Bill (SB) 92 — that substantially reforms the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) The legislation, which was...more

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2 Ways Calif. Justices' PAGA Ruling May Play Out

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Under California's Private Attorneys General Act, does an aggrieved employee — who has been compelled to arbitrate their individual claims under PAGA and the California Labor Code — maintain statutory standing to pursue PAGA...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Employers Can Now Stand Firmly On Not Paying Employees For The Cost Of Slip-Resistant Shoes

On June 4, 2019, the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District issued an unpublished opinion in Krista Townley v. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. holding that BJ’s Restaurants was not required to reimburse its employees for the cost...more

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