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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

PAGA Reimagined: A New Chapter for California’s Employers and Employees

On June 18, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced a tentative deal to reform a number of aspects of California’s Private Attorneys...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Supreme Court Decision Limits Manageability Dismissals for PAGA Claims

For companies doing business in California, it’s important to be aware of the January 18, 2024 California Supreme Court decision in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc.*, which examined whether trial courts can strike PAGA...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Court of Appeal Clarifies Employer’s Obligation to Reimburse Expenses Depends on Whether They Were a Direct Consequence...

On July 11, 2023, the California Court of Appeal in Thai v. IBM held that whether an employer is obligated to reimburse expenses incurred by an employee working from home turns on whether the expenses were a direct...more

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New Path Forward for Employers in PAGA Suits

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The California Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) allows aggrieved employees to file lawsuits to recover civil penalties for Labor Code violations on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the state of California...more

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Employers May Face an Expanded Liability Period in PAGA Suits Under the Relation Back Doctrine

On February 7, 2022 a California Court of Appeal issued its decision in Hutcheson v. The Superior Court of Alameda County (UBS Financial Services, Inc.). The case addresses the relation back doctrine in the context of a...more

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California Court of Appeal Makes Clear that PAGA Plaintiffs are not Entitled to a Jury Trial and Provides Helpful Guidance on...

On February 18, 2022, the California Court of Appeal issued its decision in Jill LaFace v. Ralphs Grocery Company, __ Cal. App. 5th __ (2022), that provides important guidance in two areas. First, the Court made clear that...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New California Wage & Hour Laws for 2022

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The close of the 2021 California legislative session brings forth a series of new wage and hour laws that impact employers and take effect on January 1, 2022. Assembly Bill (AB) 286 addresses food delivery, including...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

California Employment Roundup: Q1 2021

Independent contractors, meal periods, and PAGA. The first quarter of 2021 yielded some key rulings from the California appellate courts on independent contractor classification, meal-period rounding, and arbitration of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Top-10 Things You're Probably Getting Wrong With Your California Employees

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The regulatory framework that applies to California is complex and ever-changing. Even the most diligent employers can find themselves unintentionally out of compliance in ways both big and small. And California provides many...more

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The Ninth Circuit Clarifies When California Law Applies to Employees With Remote Workplaces

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Two recent decisions clarified the circumstances under which California law applies to remote workers. In Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc., ___ F.3d ___, 2021 WL 686281 (9th Cir. 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more

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Arbitration Agreement Selecting Maryland Law Held Unenforceable As To Private Attorney General Claims Brought Under California Law

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A choice of law provision within an arbitration agreement selecting Maryland law was held unenforceable in so far as it would result in waiver of claims under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), contrary to...more

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