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24 sty 2024 · On January 18, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. , concluding that trial courts do not have inherent authority to strike a PAGA claim on the grounds that it is unmanageable.
11 lip 2024 · On July 1, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two complementary bills which reform PAGA in several meaningful ways – Assembly Bill (AB) 2288 and Senate Bill (SB) 92. AB 2288 and SB 92 take effect immediately and apply to PAGA lawsuits filed on or after June 19, 2024. Here’s what you need to know about these new reforms and what they mean ...
8 sie 2024 · The California Supreme Court just held that a plaintiff in one PAGA action does not have the right to intervene or object to a judgment in a similar action even if a settlement or other resolution in that similar case results in their PAGA action being entirely extinguished.
Parties will be prohibited from filing more than one motion for summary judgment against an adverse party without leave of court; and Parties will be prohibited from introducing new facts in a reply to an opposition to a motion for summary judgment.
The California Supreme Court has determined that trial courts lack the authority to strike claims brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) on the grounds that trying them would be unmanageable.
Brief summary of PAGA. The Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (Labor Code, §§ 2698-2699.5) provides that an aggrieved employee can recover civil penalties on behalf of present and former employees as a private attorney general on behalf of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA).
3 lip 2024 · Thus, actions that were pending before June 19, 2024, are bound by the pre-reform PAGA provisions. New PAGA signals that the legislature recognizes the strain that PAGA litigation has placed on many California businesses and seeks to re-focus PAGA practice on rewarding and encouraging compliance.
