Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
May 13, 2021
Appellate shots fired in state labor statute challenge
The California Business & Industrial Alliance sued the state in 2018, claiming the Californian’s Private Attorney General Act violated the California and U.S. Constitutions.
A business group has filed its opening brief in an appeal challenging the Californian's Private Attorneys General Act statute. The ultimate success of the case -- almost certain to end up in the California Supreme Court -- could hinge on undermining a key legal precedent that upheld the constitutionality of the 2004 law known as "PAGA."
The California Business & Industrial Alliance's website states it is "a trade organization fou...
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