On December 15, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana. At issue in this case is whether a California employer may enter into a voluntary agreement with an employee whereby the employee agrees to only bring his or her individual claims in an […]
PAGA
SCOTUS Considers California Arbitration Case Involving PAGA
Associate Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. California employers seeking to have employee disputes resolved via arbitration face formidable obstacles in Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan, as the Court’s liberal trio continues to raise tough questions about the fairness of forcing labor disputes […]
California’s Employment Law PAGA and Labor Code
Monday, February 21, 2022 California continues to be the nation’s most challenging legal environment for employers. The challenge has been all the more vexing in recent years due to new legislation and rapidly unfolding case law, particularly with respect to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). California’s Labor Code is […]
CA’s Secretary of State Approved Repeal of PAGA on 2022 Ballot
Related Practices & Jurisdictions Wednesday, January 19, 2022 There might be a light flickering at the end of a dark tunnel California employers have been walking through for more than 15 years. In December 2021, California’s Secretary of State approved the distribution of a petition to put on the 2022 ballot an […]