San Diego, CA On February 26, the California Court of Appeal held that Jose Parra Rodriguez’s wage and hour lawsuit did not have to be arbitrated, even though Parra signed (or did he?)... Read more »
Los Angeles, CAPanera, a bakery-restaurant chain, is accused of stiffing its hourly catering staff out of overtime wages and numerous other California labor law violations. A Private Attorneys General Act lawsuit (PAGA)... Read more »
Oakland, CA On August 8, the California Court of Appeal denied Tesla’s motion to dismiss a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuit brought by former Tesla employees. At its simplest, Sharonda Taylor v.... Read more »
Johnson v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, 93 F.4th 459 (9th Cir. 2024) The Ninth Circuit vacated a district court’s dismissal of a former employee’s “non-individual” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims in... Read more »
Topics: Class Actions, Court Decisions Last week a trial court in Alameda County entered an order permitting Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. to recover nearly $125,000 in costs from the California Labor and... Read more »
Shannon Nakabayashi Comments on the Viability of PAGA Ahead of Potential Vote that Would Repeal Law