Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
California Courts of Appeal
Jun. 4, 2018
Ignoring compelling legislative history opens PAGA floodgates
Had the Court of Appeal considered all of the comments contained within the legislative history in full context, it should have reached the opposite conclusion in a recent PAGA case.
Laura Reathaford
Partner
Lathrop GPM LLP
Phone: (310) 789-4648
Over 10 years ago, the California Legislature implemented the Private Attorneys General Act because the administrative agency tasked with collecting civil penalties was overloaded, and it lacked the resources to bring those cases to court. PAGA deputizes private citizens to sue employers and recover civil penalties for underlying Labor Code violations.
Relying primarily on the fact the labor commissioner lacks the resources to pu...
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