Navigating the shoals of California law on arbitration agreements has been exceedingly difficult. The California Supreme Court has maintained a long tradition of general antipathy to mandatory arbitration, and has been particularly hostile to arbitration agreements that limit a plaintiff’s ability to pursue a class action. For example, Discover Bank v. Superior Court, 36 Cal. 4th
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Plaintiffs’ Bar Agog Over PAGA’s Subsequent Violations
Paga is a city in Ghana, well-known for its crocodile pools. PAGA, California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, allows employees to sue their employers on behalf of themselves and other “aggrieved” employees to recover penalties for Labor Code violations. What do the two, other than a shared moniker, have in common? Run afoul of either and you’re bound to
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The 2013 Amendment to the Wage-Statement Statute: A Dog With Bark Worse Than Bite?
Labor Code Section 226 makes California employers liable for penalties if they issue inadequate wage statements that cause ‘injury.” Courts generally have denied penalty claims where hypertechnical violations did not cause real harm. Unsatisfied with this result, employee advocates lobbied for a 2012 amendment. Senate Bill 1255, effective January 1, 2013, amends Section 226(e) to deem “injury” to occur
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