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Labor/Employment,
Government

Jul. 26, 2022

Plaintiffs’ lawyers lament PAGA ballot initiative

A Chamber of Commerce-led effort to overturn by ballot initiative California’s Private Attorneys General Act for employee disputes would clog state courts and help dishonest employers, plaintiffs’ lawyers said Monday.

A Chamber of Commerce-led effort to overturn by ballot initiative California’s Private Attorneys General Act for employee disputes would clog state courts and help dishonest employers, plaintiffs’ lawyers said Monday.

“This initiative is yet another attempt to erode workers’ ability to collectively enforce their rights under the Labor Code,” said Mariko Yoshihara, legislative counsel and policy director at the California Employment Lawyers...

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