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Since PAGA's enactment, several California court decisions have protected employees' rights to maintain PAGA lawsuits. In Arias v. Superior Court (2009), the California Supreme Court expanded PAGA's scope by holding that a plaintiff can raise a representative PAGA action without satisfying the heightened standards required for a typical class ...
Unable to afford to fight these claims, another non-profit member that operates in Southern California settled a PAGA lawsuit for $335,000. The plaintiffs’ attorneys received $195,000, while ...
After secret negotiations this month, the battle brewing over California workers' unique right to sue their bosses has been settled. Ballot battle averted: Labor and business reach deal on law ...
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Luxottica N. Am., Inc. in 2015, and the Supreme Court denied certiorari in both cases. After Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, which reiterated the FAA's preemption of most state laws opposing arbitration, corporations again questioned the viability of PAGA claims. Angie Moriana worked as a sales representative for Viking River Cruises from 2016 to ...
Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt (short: Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt or Hyatt III), [1] 587 U.S. 230 (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case that determined that unless they consent, states have sovereign immunity from private suits filed against them in the courts of another state.
Supreme Court supports mandatory arbitration, putting limits on California labor law.
The act provides immunity to the State of California and its related entities from being sued. The law immunizes public employees from liability for “instituting or prosecuting any judicial or administrative proceeding” within the scope of their employment, “even if” the employees act “maliciously and without probable cause.” (Cal. Gov. Code, § 821.6)