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Labor/Employment

Nov. 29, 2018

Employers sue to halt PAGA

In an attempt to curb the Private Attorney General Act, lawyers representing an alliance of business owners filed a complaint Wednesday in Orange County to enjoin the state from implementing or enforcing the act, which they call unconstitutional.

In an attempt to curb the Private Attorney General Act, lawyers representing an alliance of business owners filed a complaint Wednesday in Orange County to enjoin the state from implementing or enforcing the act, which they call unconstitutional.

"What was sold to the public as a tool to help workers and provide money to the state has become a giant club plaintiff firms use to beat employers over the head to extort large settlements...

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