Tag: Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)
Train Your Supervisors on California’s Complex Workplace Laws
Supervisors and managers have a huge effect on your workplace — potentially making key personnel decisions like hiring, transferring, suspending, laying off, promoting, firing and…
Current, Pending Legislation Affecting California Employers
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss pending employment-related legislation, including…
California Supreme Court Grants Review in Second ‘Headless’ PAGA Case
Recently, several California Courts of Appeal have issued conflicting decisions involving the use of “headless” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions — those actions that…
Untimely ‘Headless’ PAGA Action Dismissed
In a win for employers, a California court affirmed the dismissal of a “headless” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) case because the plaintiff filed the…
Bill Undermining PAGA Reform to Be Considered by Senate Committee Today
Legislation opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition as a Cost Driver that undermines a painstaking negotiation by business and labor to reach a historic…
California Supreme Court to Consider Use of ‘Headless’ PAGA Actions
After two recent California Court of Appeal cases differed on “headless” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions, the California Supreme Court announced that it is…
Another Court Addresses Arbitration of ‘Headless’ PAGA Cases
In late 2024, the use of “headless” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions — actions that do not allege an individual PAGA claim — was…
Court Rejects Use of ‘Headless’ PAGA Cases
Using “headless” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions as a tool for plaintiffs to avoid arbitration of their individual PAGA claims has been significantly undermined…
The Workplace Podcast: Understanding California’s PAGA Reforms
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss the recent guidance released by…
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Reform FAQs Published
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and its recent reforms, providing…
