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Feb. 24, 2021
Judge casts doubt on PAGA settlement: ‘an odor of mendacity’
Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng rejected a $4.98 million PAGA settlement agreement that e-scooter company Lime reached with one of its workers last week, writing in an order that the agreement “has an odor of mendacity about it” and represents less than 2% of the theoretical maximum recovery estimated by the worker’s own attorneys.
For at least the second time this month, a San Francisco judge cast doubt on a PAGA settlement involving worker misclassification claims, expressing concerns the agreement was reached through a reverse auction.
Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng rejected a $4.98 million PAGA settlement agreement that e-scooter company Lime reached with one of its workers last week...
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