Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Mar. 30, 2020
California Supreme Court limits effect of individual settlements on PAGA claims
The California Supreme Court recently decided an important wage and hour case deciding whether an individual may still pursue a representative claim under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 despite settling all of their individual claims. The decision left open some significant questions.
Paul S. Cowie
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John Ellis
Associate
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
On March 12, the California Supreme Court decided Kim v. Reins Int'l California, Inc., 2020 DJDAR 2210, an important wage and hour case deciding whether an individual may still pursue a representative claim under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 despite settling all of their individual claims. While Kim decided...
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