Courts
Report Finds Private Attorneys General Act Too Slow to Resolve Employee Claims
A new report by former heads of California’s labor and occupational safety agencies found that employee labor claims filed under California’s lawsuit-first Private Attorneys...
CalChamber, Allied Groups Sue California Over Climate Disclosure Laws
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of business groups are challenging California’s new climate reporting laws, SB 253 (Wiener; D-San Francisco) and...
U.S. District Court Reaffirms Support for Arbitration Use in Employment
On January 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit made permanent the preliminary injunction it issued last year prohibiting the state...
State on the Hook for Frivolous PAGA Lawsuits
Meritless Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits are now a fiscal liability for the state of California.
Following a three-week bench trial in early 2023,...
State Court Ruling Keeps Employers Open to Lawsuits
The California Supreme Court ruled last week that employees may take nonindividual claims to court even if a valid arbitration agreement requires their own...
Sac Court: Privacy Agency Must Wait to Enforce Rules
The Sacramento Superior Court has ruled that the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) must delay enforcement of any individual regulation for a one-year period...
California Supreme Court Rules on ‘Take-Home-COVID-19’
On July 6, 2023, the California Supreme Court issued a significant ruling related to “take-home-COVID-19.”
In short, the court said employers don’t owe a duty...
What Three Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Mean for California Businesses
Just before the U.S. Supreme Court broke for recess at the end of June, it issued several landmark decisions, some of which have caught...
U.S. Supreme Court Delivers Victory for Arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal law requires district courts to delay a lawsuit automatically while the parties appeal whether the claim...
CalChamber Asks Court to Order Privacy Agency to Adopt Complete Set of Final Rules
The California Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court on behalf of its members asking the court to order the...
