Tag Archives: Private Attorneys General Act

Esparza V. Ks Industries, L.P. – Separating PAGA & Unpaid Wage Claims – A Ray Of Sunshine?

By John Lewis on August 4, 2017 Posted in PAGA

We have been following how California courts deal with the intersection of Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claims and individual arbitration agreements after Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, 59 Cal. 4th 348 (2014) (“Iskanian”) for some time. See, for example, our blog posts from October 7, 2015, March 8, 2017 and March 30, 2017 … Continue Reading

Ninth Circuit “Chases” Away Another Option for Removing PAGA Actions to Federal Court

By Greg Mersol on March 17, 2014 Posted in Class Action Fairness Act, PAGA, Wage and Hour

Authored By: Jeffrey Bils In yet another setback for employers seeking to remove California wage and hour cases to federal court, the Ninth Circuit held that the federal Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) provides federal courts with no basis to assert jurisdiction over suits filed under the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) … Continue Reading