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PAGA Reform Benefits Proactive Employers

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In 2024, California reformed its Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) for the first time in the statute’s two-decade history. The reforms were less drastic than some had hoped, but they afford employers new avenues for...more

Jenner & Block

California Governor Signs PAGA Amendments into Law, Declaring “a big win for both workers and businesses.”

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On July 1, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law reforms intended to moderate California’s unique and controversial Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). The PAGA amendments are widely seen as a compromise...more

Perkins Coie

California Significantly Amends Private Attorneys’ General Act

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Over the years, California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) has provided a procedurally convenient means for employees to seek expansive penalties for employers’ alleged violations of California’s very technical...more

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PAGA Reform: Everything You Need To Know

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The comprehensive reform of California’s Private Attorneys General Act is now the law. The PAGA reform (AB 2288 and SB 92) was a result of an agreement approved by Governor Newsom that removed the vote on the repeal of PAGA...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Closer Look: Unpacking California’s Landmark PAGA Legislation

As previously discussed, on June 18, 2024, California’s political leaders announced a tentative deal to reform a number of aspects of California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). On June 27, 2024, the PAGA reform...more

McDermott Will & Emery

California Legislature Reaches Compromise on PAGA

In a last-minute deal to avoid another controversial ballot initiative, the California legislature finalized and passed a compromise to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), encompassing the most significant...more

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PAGA Reform Proposal to Replace Ballot Measure

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On 18 June 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders reached an agreement with the California Chamber of Commerce and business and labor groups to reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Governor Newsom Announces PAGA Reform

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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

Payne & Fears

Major PAGA Reform Deal Announced

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Governor Newsom, in partnership with legislative leadership and business and labor groups, announced an agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act, or PAGA. The proposed agreement includes sweeping changes to...more

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Deal Reached on Proposed PAGA Amendments to Avert a November Vote on PAGA Repeal

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Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that labor and business groups concluded their ongoing negotiations and reached an agreement to reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The agreement is...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Will 2024 Be the Year California Voters Repeal PAGA?

Employers with operations both large and small in California are all too familiar with California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), the controversial 2004 statute that permits a single employee to stand in the shoes...more

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