Jun. 29, 2022
The growing divide over unmanageable PAGA claims
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Felix Shafir
Partner, Horvitz & Levy LLP
Appellate Law
Email: fshafir@horvitzlevy.com
Felix's practice focuses on the defense of class and representative actions.
Jeremy Rosen
California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) permits an “aggrieved employee” to “bring a civil action personally and on behalf of other current or former employees to recover civil penalties for Labor Code violations.” Arias v. Superior Ct., 209 P.3d 923, 930 (Cal. 2009).
The California Supreme Court, however, has held that, despite their representative nature, PAGA claims are “different from a class action.” Kim v. Reins Int’l Cal., ...
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