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
5/30/2025
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Article III ,
California ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Standing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation
PAGA claims brought under pre-reform PAGA must be brought within one year of a Labor Code violation experienced by the plaintiff and because a PAGA claim necessarily has both an individual and a non-individual component,...more
4/24/2025
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Arbitration ,
California ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court held that PAGA does not apply to public entity employers....more
8/20/2024
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Appellate Courts ,
CA Supreme Court ,
California ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Public Entities ,
Statutory Interpretation
PAGA reform was officially introduced in the state Assembly and Senate! The language of the bills were released detailing the most substantive changes to PAGA in its 20-year history, and Governor Newsom signed them into law...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: PAGA reform has officially been introduced in the state Assembly and Senate! The language of the bills were released detailing the most substantive changes to PAGA in its 20-year history. The bills have...more
6/24/2024
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wage and Hour
Governor Newsom announced that a deal has been made to reform PAGA and take the PAGA initiative off the ballot in November. The Governor’s announcement provides some highlights of what the reform package will include;...more