Minimum Wage, Class Action, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)

[Webinar] Wage & Hour Minefield: Top Compliance Risks and Litigation Trends for 2025 - February 26th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

CDF Labor Law LLP on 2/12/2025

Wage and hour claims—especially under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and class action lawsuits—continue to rise at an alarming rate. With more PAGA notices filed than ever before and wage and hour class...more

California Court of Appeal Upholds Construction Industry CBA Exemption from PAGA

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/12/2022

The California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District upheld the construction industry collective bargaining agreement exemption to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) in Oswald v. Murray Plumbing and Heating...more

U.S. Supreme Court upholds arbitration agreements, even in PAGA actions

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/16/2022

SCOTUS gives California employers a break. Many California employers can breathe more easily because claims under the California Private Attorneys General Act can no longer be used to circumvent employee agreements to...more

Does PAGA Have Wings? Bernstein’s Threat to Interstate Airlines (ALERT)

Cozen O'Connor on 5/17/2022

California’s Private Attorney’s General Act (“PAGA”) has created an extremely friendly litigation environment for employees in California. While the 2021 Ninth Circuit decision in Bernstein v. Virgin Am., Inc., 3 F.4th 1127...more

2021 Wage & Hour Developments: A Year in Review

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/10/2022

In 2021, wage and hour laws continued to change and develop, expanding in some areas and contracting in others. In “2021 Wage & Hour Developments: A Year in Review,” we look back on significant wage and hour developments at...more

Ninth Circuit Reversed Grubhub’s Victory on Independent Contractor Classification in Light of the Retroactive Application of...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/23/2021

On Monday, the Ninth Circuit vacated a judgment for Grubhub, Inc. and against a former food delivery driver, Raef Lawson, who claimed that he was misclassified as an independent contractor when he performed food delivery...more

Key California Employment Law Cases: December 2018

Payne & Fears on 1/12/2019

This month’s key employment law cases address meal periods and payment of wages....more

Key California Employment Law Cases: October 2018

Payne & Fears on 12/3/2018

This month’s key employment law cases address the test for independent contractor status, the legality of an incentive compensation system, and personal liability for wage and hour violations....more

Web Exclusive: January 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 2/8/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017—and if January is any...more

Judge OK’s $8.75 Million Postmates Settlement

Fisher Phillips on 9/15/2017

A federal judge in California recently gave his blessing to an $8.75 million settlement in the ongoing litigation by delivery drivers against the food courier service, Postmates. In the class action suit, which was filed in...more

Fenwick Employment Brief

Fenwick & West LLP on 1/21/2017

California Legislative Update - In the latter half of 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed numerous bills into law. Below is a summary of those laws that will affect California employers in 2017 and beyond. ...more

Class Action Roundup: Winter 2016

Alston & Bird on 4/20/2016

Where the (Class) Action Is - This issue of Roundup wraps up 2015 with another slate of interesting cases spanning industries and subject matter. The running theme of ascertainability is now stretching into antitrust...more

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