During the pandemic when workplaces were closed and employees had to work from home due to Covid-19 restrictions, employers were required to either provide the equipment needed to work from
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CA Supreme Court Cuts Back on PAGA Recovery
In a departure from decisions in recent years, the California high court has finally imposed some limits on the otherwise expansive reach of the Private Attorneys General Act, Labor Code…
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Go Fish: Discovery in PAGA Actions Just Got Easier
Guest post by Charlie Nelson Keever:
Brace yourself. Plaintiffs can now use representative PAGA actions as the basis for a statewide “fishing expedition” to discover alleged employer misconduct.
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California Court Sets Up Showdown with SCOTUS over Class-Action Waivers

The California Supreme Court has once again deviated from what many view as clear precedent of the U.S. Supreme…
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New CA Budget Will Make PAGA Claims Harder to Settle
We’ve made no secret of the fact that we’re not big fans of the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Our gripes include the following:
- PAGA drastically expands the ways that
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