California Small Business Association

PAGA reform measure includes remedy provision; ‘We would honestly support any kind of bill that brought a little more reasonableness to the table’

By Sarah Downey | Monday, Oct 26, 2020 @ 7:39am

A bill that would have helped curb excessive litigation by requiring an employee bringing a PAGA (Private Attorney General Act) claim to first inform the employer of specific Labor Code violations and available remedies failed to gain traction during the just concluded legislative session.
ADA lawsuits one of biggest legal threats facing small businesses, watchdog says

By Zeta Cross | Thursday, Aug 8, 2019 @ 8:09am

SACRAMENTO – Regional Director Maryann Marino of California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse believes that one of the biggest legal threats facing small business owners is unwarranted Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits, and the California Small Business Association agrees.
Anti-arbitration proposal would expose business owners to criminal liability - and civil litigation

By Rich Peters | Friday, Aug 2, 2019 @ 8:07am

AB 51 is one of many proposed labor law bills that has reached the assembly floor in California, seemingly driving a wedge between big and small business.