California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) allows “aggrieved employees” to sue their employers for Labor Code violations to collect civil penalties “on behalf of himself or herself and other current or former...more
1/23/2025
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California ,
Class Action ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
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Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
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On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill No. 497, the “Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Protection Act.” The new law amends California Labor Code sections 98.6, 1102.5, and 1197.5 to...more
11/21/2023
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Performance Reviews ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the central role local and long haul trucking companies and drivers play in the overall U.S. economy and specifically our public health infrastructure. Now, as states and businesses...more
A new change to California’s Civil Discovery Act has all of the trappings of a burdensome and costly requirement for employer defendants litigating in California state court. In addition to a litany of new California...more
1/28/2020
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Cal Code of Civil Procedure ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Costs ,
Document Productions ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Employment Litigation ,
Governor Newsom ,
Legal Technology ,
New Legislation ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Scope of Discovery Requests ,
Undue Burden