UPDATE: JULY 1, 2024 The proposed PAGA reform legislation passed the California Assembly and Senate and has been signed into law by Governor Newsom today.
What are the main takeaways from the proposed legislation?
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7/5/2024
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Governor Newsom, in partnership with legislative leadership and business and labor groups, announced an agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act, or PAGA. The proposed agreement includes sweeping changes to...more
The California Court of Appeal issued a decision this week that could spell the end of time rounding in California. In Camp v. Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., No. H049033, 2022 WL 13874360 (Oct. 24, 2022), the court held that, where...more
Ever since the California Supreme Court issued its groundbreaking decision in Dynamex Operations W., Inc. v. Superior Ct., 4 Cal. 5th 903 (2018), we have been monitoring its application by the lower courts. On October 8,...more
10/16/2019
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The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that a "wage and hour" exclusion in an employment practices liability insurance ("EPLI") policy must be narrowly interpreted to extend coverage for reimbursement claims brought...more
10/7/2019
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On July 26, 2018, in a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court in Troester v. Starbucks Corporation held that the federal "de minimis doctrine" does not apply to claims for unpaid wages under the California Labor...more
7/27/2018
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