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Labor/Employment,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Feb. 13, 2024

Nonrepresentative PAGA claims can proceed, circuit finds

"There is nothing in Adolph that is inconsistent with the federal law articulated in Viking River," Senior 9th Circuit Judge William A. Fletcher wrote.

In a win for PAGA plaintiffs, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday vacated a district judge's decision to dismiss a plaintiff's nonrepresentative claims under the state's Private Attorneys General Act.

Senior 9th Circuit Judge William A. Fletcher, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, wrote that a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June 2022 - Viking River Cruises Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573 (S. Ct., filed May 10, 2021) - had bee...

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