Labor Law Violations, Article III, Employer Liability Issues

PAGA Paraphrased – Osuna v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/30/2025

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

Second Circuit Provides Lifeline to Employers Facing WTPA Claims in Federal Court

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/23/2024

In Guthrie v. Rainbow Fencing Inc., 113 F.4th 300 (2d Cir. 2024), the Second Circuit weighed in on a brewing dispute among New York district courts as to whether (and how) a plaintiff’s allegations may establish Article III...more

Ninth Circuit Requires Federal Courts in California to Follow Adolph v. Uber

CDF Labor Law LLP on 2/21/2024

On February 12, 2024, in Johnson v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employee’s non-arbitrable, representative PAGA claims are not subject to dismissal when the plaintiff is ordered to...more

PAGA Plaintiffs Can Still Pursue Representative Claims Despite Individual Arbitration

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/19/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court has held that a plaintiff whose individual PAGA claims are compelled to arbitration retains standing to pursue representative PAGA claims in court. Adolph v. Uber Technologies,...more

California Takes the Match With Adolph Ruling

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/19/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court held that a plaintiff whose individual PAGA claims are compelled to arbitration retains standing to pursue representative PAGA claims in court in Adolph v. Uber Technologies,...more

Favorable Court Rulings Mean NY Workers Cannot Bring Wage Notice Claims in Federal Court

Fisher Phillips on 5/3/2022

A federal judge in New York recently held that workers cannot assert claims for violations of New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) in federal court – a ruling that further helps employers defend against these...more