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California Supreme Court Holds That An Employee Who Settles Individual Claims Still Has Standing To Sue Under the Private...

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PAGA Generally - Prior to 2004 employees could sue employers for damages or statutory penalties for Labor Code violations and only the state could sue for civil penalties. In 2004 the California Legislature enacted the...more

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In Remarkable Reversal, California Supreme Court Takes a Broad View of Standing Under PAGA

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In Kim v. Reins, the Supreme Court was faced with the following question: Do employees lose standing to pursue a PAGA claim if they settle and dismiss their individual claims for Labor Code violations? To the surprise of many...more

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California Supreme Court Decides That Individual Settlements Do Not Bar Pursuing Related PAGA Claims

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On March 12, 2020, the California Supreme Court in Kim v. Reins International California Inc. determined that an individual employee who released his individual claims nonetheless retained standing to pursue his claims under...more

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California Employment Law Notes - September 2017

Jobseeker Website May Be Compelled To Disclose Identity Of Anonymous Posters Who Criticized Employer - ZL Technologies, Inc. v. Does 1-7, 13 Cal. App. 5th 603 (2017) - ZL Technologies brought suit, alleging libel per se and...more

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"Employment Flash - February 2016"

The February 2016 edition of the Employment Flash looks at the EEOC's proposal for collecting equal pay information, the DOL's recent interpretation of joint employment liability under the FLSA and MSPA, Lyft's settlement of...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

It Pays to Play: Judge Finds Costs Still Recoverable By Prevailing Employers in FEHA Cases Post-Williams

On May 4, 2015, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Williams v. Chino Valley Independent Fire District, holding that unsuccessful FEHA plaintiffs should not be ordered to pay the defendant’s ordinary...more

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