A late addition to the budget could stop a hard-fought opportunity for voters to have their say on a November 2024 ballot measure about the future of fast food in California.
The yearlong wait on the future of California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) has yielded a conflicting opinion from the state Supreme Court, which recently ruled that collective PAGA claims can proceed in court, even when the lead plaintiff's case is already in arbitration.
Amid a host of recent court decisions on arbitration, a state appeals panel has found that claiming not to recall signing an arbitration agreement doesn't stand up in court.
Amid thousands of tech industry layoffs in Silicon Valley and beyond, at least one company may also face a costly court battle as a new lawsuit says Twitter didn’t give employees proper notification.
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has found a PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) lawsuit is bound by the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Viking v. Moriana, which found claims filed under California’s PAGA are subject to federal arbitration rules.
With the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Viking v. Moriana raising awareness about controversial California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, a new petition is also scheduled to be filed with the California Supreme Court over whether PAGA is constitutional.
A California Supreme Court decision establishes new parameters for how premium payments apply for meal and rest period violations, stating such payments need to be reported as wages that must be included on wage statements and final pay obligations.
Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court took place late last month in Viking v. Moriana, a case that questions whether California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is exempt from the rules of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).
An amicus brief by the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) has been distributed to the U.S. Supreme Court prior to oral arguments later this month in Viking v. Moriana, a case involving the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).
A bill to create a fast food council within state government is raising questions about impartiality, transparency, and how high it could drive the price of meals that many California residents rely on.
In litigation over the constitutionality of California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has filed an amicus brief urging the court to find the statute violates the state’s separation of powers doctrine.
A reply brief has been filed in the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) lawsuit against the state, challenging the constitutionality of the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).
A federal judge has applied new case law regarding manageability of California’s PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) in a decision involving installation technicians who had discretion over when to take their hourlong meal break within the first five hours of their work shift.
A new law to exempt certain janitorial workers from the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) demonstrates a significant effort to address a mandate that costs some companies millions in legal fees.
An appellate court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims must be deemed manageable by the court in order to proceed to trial.
A judge’s decision overturning the voter-backed Proposition 22 ballot measure has raised questions about the immediate impact on app-based drivers, what will happen during the appeals process, and its far-reaching effect on other worker classification litigation.
The California Supreme Court has ruled that employers’ calculation of the required one hour premium payment for missed, late or short meal and rest breaks must take into account all nondiscretionary payments, such as certain types of bonuses and shift premiums, and that it applies retroactively, a decision that absent arbitration could result in a greater amount of workplace litigation.
A revised bill that would exempt certain custodial workers from the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is raising questions about what additional professions might be exempted from the controversial law.
A federal appeals court has reversed a $102 million damages award in a case that alleged faulty wage statement itemization under the California Labor Code and the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).
