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California Significantly Amends Private Attorneys’ General Act

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Over the years, California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) has provided a procedurally convenient means for employees to seek expansive penalties for employers’ alleged violations of California’s very technical...more

McDermott Will & Emery

California Legislature Reaches Compromise on PAGA

In a last-minute deal to avoid another controversial ballot initiative, the California legislature finalized and passed a compromise to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), encompassing the most significant...more

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Employment Law Update: How Will the NCAA’s Settlement With College Athletes Impact Their Employment Status?

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On May 23, 2024, the NCAA and the Power 5 conferences announced a $2.8 billion settlement that was reached in several antitrust class action lawsuits concerning payment for college athletes. The settlement marked a watershed...more

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Deal Reached on Proposed PAGA Amendments to Avert a November Vote on PAGA Repeal

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Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that labor and business groups concluded their ongoing negotiations and reached an agreement to reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The agreement is...more

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California Supreme Court Confirms the “Knowing and Intentional” Standard of California’s Wage Statement Law Requires a “Knowing...

In Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, the case’s second appearance before the California Supreme Court in two years, the Supreme Court confirmed that an employer does not incur civil penalties for failing to report unpaid...more

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Wage and Hour Policies Amid Rising PAGA Filings

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At Meyers Nave, we prioritize assisting our clients in establishing and maintaining wage and hour policies that comply with legal standards. This includes implementing effective systems and processes to ensure all levels of...more

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Washington Healthcare Company Ordered to Pay Workers Almost $100M for Missed Meal Breaks, Unpaid Time

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Last week, a Washington healthcare company was ordered to pay 33,000 workers $98.3 million in damages in a class action related to its meal break and timeclock rounding practices. The vast majority of the awarded damages...more

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Labor and employment class actions increase by 10%

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The 2024 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey has revealed that labor and employment class actions jumped approximately 10% in the last year. Nearly four out of five companies surveyed reported that they faced a labor and...more

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ArentFox Schiff's 2023 Class Action Year in Review

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ArentFox Schiff's annual review of significant developments and trends that shaped class action litigation in 2023 has major implications for companies across the country. From labor and employment disputes to landmark...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Applies Adolph, Vacating Lower Court’s Dismissal of Employee’s Nonindividual PAGA Claims

On February 12, 2024, the Ninth Circuit in Johnson v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, 93 F.4th 459 (9th Cir. 2024) vacated a district court’s dismissal of a former employee’s nonindividual PAGA claims and remanded the nonindividual...more

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The Illinois State Legislature Set to Take up BIPA Reform

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Recently, the Illinois General Assembly have restarted efforts to amend the Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2008 (“the Act”). On January 31, 2024, Senator Bill Cunningham introduced S.B. 2979 ostensibly to answer the...more

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California Supreme Court Resolves Split Among Courts of Appeal, Finding Trial Courts Do Not Have the “Inherent Authority” to...

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On January 18, 2024, the California Supreme Court made a significant ruling in the case of Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., finding that the trial court lacked the inherent authority to dismiss a California’s Private...more

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The Department of Labor Issues New Final Rule for Independent Contractor Classification

On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its final rule that revises its guidance regarding the standard for assessing whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Trial Courts’ Tool Box Doesn’t Include PAGA Manageability Authority

In Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., the California Supreme Court jump-started 2024 with a boon to employees, ending trial courts’ inherent authority to dismiss unmanageable claims under the Private Attorneys’ General...more

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CFPB Agrees to Pay $6M to Settle Discrimination Claims by Black and Hispanic Employees

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After nearly a decade of litigation, Judge Beryl A. Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has approved the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s $6.0 million settlement of class claims of alleged...more

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California Supreme Court Rules that Trial Courts Lack Inherent Authority to Strike PAGA Claims on Manageability Grounds

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On January 18, 2024, the California Supreme Court held that trial courts lack inherent authority to strike (dismiss with prejudice) claims under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) on manageability grounds. The...more

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No Harm, No Foul? The Legacy of TransUnion Two Years Later (Part 4)

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Seyfarth Synopsis: For the final blog in this series regarding the legacy of TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (“TransUnion”), the Workplace Class Action blog closes its survey of federal Circuit Courts with key rulings from the...more

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New York Weekly Pay Update: Governor and Appellate Court Seek to Scale Back Litigation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A legislative proposal by the Governor, and a new appellate court decision, may have significant ramifications for weekly pay litigation in New York state and federal courts....more

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Legally Nil, But Will Look a Lot Like a “Score”: Labor Department Issues Its Final Rule ‎on Independent Contractor Status‎

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It has been well over a year since the U.S. Department of Labor issued its proposed rule entitled “Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” The regulation was expressly intended...more

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How the Federal Government’s AI Risk Management Practices Will Set the Standard: A Closer Look at Government Action Following...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Following President Biden’s comprehensive Executive Order on AI, the White House announced the formation of the “US AI Safety Institute” within the Commerce Department’s technology arm, the NIST. The...more

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Senate Confirms New EEOC General Counsel As New Case Filings Climb

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Senate has confirmed Karla Gilbride as the EEOC’s General Counsel, following an almost two and a half year vacancy. As GC, Gilbride is poised to make her mark on the EEOC’s litigation program by...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Furloughs Trigger Employer’s Obligation To Pay Final Wages Immediately

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A recent Ninth Circuit panel held that Hyatt employees who were “laid off” in March 2020 were entitled to payment of their accrued vacation time immediately, even though the employees were not officially terminated until June...more

Perkins Coie

Federal Court Rejects “Employer Knowledge” Defense in Arizona Wage Act Claims

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A federal court in Arizona recently rejected a defense for Arizona employers seeking to avoid liability for unpaid wages under the Arizona Wage Act (AWA). In Arrison v. Walmart, 2023 WL 4421425 (D. Ariz. July 10, 2023), the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Will 2024 Be the Year California Voters Repeal PAGA?

Employers with operations both large and small in California are all too familiar with California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), the controversial 2004 statute that permits a single employee to stand in the shoes...more

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California Supreme Court Limits Utility of Arbitration Agreements for PAGA Claims

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California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) authorizes current and former employees to bring a representative action for civil penalties on behalf of the state against an employer for Labor Code violations committed...more

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