California Courts of Appeal
Jan. 6, 2017
Appellate panel rules PAGA-only lawsuits can go straight to judge
Plaintiffs' employment lawyers got a boost Tuesday when a state appellate court ruled that lawsuits containing only a Private Attorneys General Act claim can go straight to a judge without an arbitrator first assessing the cases' merits.




Daily Journal Staff Writer
Plaintiffs' employment lawyers got a boost Tuesday when a state appellate court ruled that lawsuits containing only a Private Attorneys General Act claim can go straight to a judge without an arbitrator first assessing the cases' merits.
The 4th District Court of Appeal issued a published decision that a Riverside County Superior Court judge can hear plaintiff Martina Hernandez's PAGA-only cla...
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