June 20, 2024
California’s governor and lawmakers want to update the state's Private Attorneys General Act before the certification of a proposed ballot measure that would repeal the law, a development happening as the U.S. Supreme Court's Viking ruling on arbitration of claims under the statute turns two. Here, Law360 explores where PAGA stands.
August 23, 2023
After major wage rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court and California Supreme Court, the cases have continued to play out in lower courts, where attorneys are watching for developments. Here, Law360 explores the status of four major cases that have returned to lower courts after changing the employment law landscape.
June 21, 2023
An upcoming decision from the California Supreme Court is likely to eclipse a ruling from its federal counterpart that sent a worker's wage and hour claims to arbitration, experts told Law360.
April 04, 2023
California courts have said the U.S. Supreme Court botched state law on workers’ standing to litigate Private Attorneys General Act claims when it pushed a slimmed-down wage and hour suit into arbitration. Here, Law360 reviews four appellate rulings on standing to litigate representative actions that have bucked the justices’ Viking River Cruises decision.
January 12, 2023
Lawsuit and notice filings under California's Private Attorneys General Act dropped in 2022 as courts paused cases pending a decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana and a follow-up ruling still to come in Adolph v. Uber Technologies. Here, Law360 explores data on PAGA filings.
November 29, 2022
As workers and employers await guidance on standing to bring nonindividual claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, workers are still bringing such claims and courts are ruling inconsistently. Here, Law360 looks at the state of PAGA litigation in between rulings in Viking River Cruises Inc. v. Moriana and Adolph v. Uber.
August 22, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to reconsider aspects of a recent ruling that claims brought under a California law enabling workers to sue on behalf of themselves, the state and other workers for labor law violations could go to arbitration.
August 01, 2022
A future California Supreme Court ruling could clarify whether a worker can bring a representative claim under the state’s Private Attorneys General Act when an individual claim is tossed to arbitration, after federal justices left the issue somewhat open in Viking River Cruises. Here, Law360 looks at how the California decision could affect PAGA post-Viking.
July 28, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that sent a former Viking River Cruises salesperson’s case to arbitration has already begun to shake up proceedings in lower courts. Here are four cases where it's playing a role.
July 22, 2022
A major wage and hour ruling regarding a California law enabling workers to sue on behalf of themselves, the state and others faces long odds for a rehearing by the Supreme Court, given how rarely the justices grant such petitions, attorneys said. Here, Law360 looks at the rehearing numbers and what comes next in the Viking River Cruises case.