Labor Code and PAGA Wage and Hour Claims Against Public Entities

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Labor Code and PAGA Wage and Hour Claims Against Public Entities

The California Labor Code, including PAGA, allows employees to bring wage and hour claims against their employers. But what if the employer is a public entity? Last month, the First District Court of Appeal published the case of Stone v. Alameda Health System (2023) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2023 WL 1508276 addressing this issue. Subscribers to my publication California Case Summaries™ only need to read my one-paragraph summary of this new case to know what they decided. 


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I'm a mediator, arbitrator and referee at ADR Services, Inc. I handle business, employment, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), probate, real property and torts (elder abuse, medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, and wrongful death) cases. To schedule a matter, contact my case managers Haward Cho, ...

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New Arbitration & PAGA Case

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Since 2012, I've helped California lawyers save time and easily keep up with the new case law to win more and make more money with my publication California Case Summaries™. I prepare short summaries (one-paragraph), organized by legal topic, of every new published CA civil case in monthly, quarterly and annual subscription editions. My publications are only available to a limited number of subscribers, giving them a competitive advantage. They are periodically opened to new subscribers. 
 
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Arbitration & PAGA

Under California law, a PAGA claim cannot typically be sent to arbitration. But, like so many other rules in the law, this rule is not absolute. Last month, the Second District Court of...

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New CA Employment Case

 
  • Too Busy To Keep Up With the New CA Civil Cases?
  • Save Time, Win More & Make More Money
Let me help you! Since 2012, I've helped many California lawyers save time and easily keep up with the new case law in their practice areas to win more and make more money by publishing California Case Summaries™ with short summaries (one paragraph), organized by legal topic, of every new CA civil case published in monthly, quarterly and annual subscription editions.
 
My publications are only available to a limited number of subscribers, giving them a competitive advantage. My publications are periodically opened to new subscribers. 
 
Join Our Email List: To get on our email list to find out when we'll next make new subscriptions available, and to get my free summaries of the 22 new civil cases published by the California Supreme Court in 2021click here. 

 

Employment

New California cases are constantly...

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New CA Arbitration Case

 
  • Too Busy To Keep Up With the New CA Civil Cases?
  • Save Time, Win More & Make More Money
Let me help you! Since 2012, I've helped many California lawyers easily keep up with the new case law in their practice areas by publishing California Case Summaries™ with short summaries (one paragraph), organized by legal topic, of every new CA civil case published in monthly, quarterly and annual subscription editions. My publications are available to a limited number of subscribers, giving them a competitive advantage, and are periodically opened to new subscribers. Subscribers save time, win more, and make more money.
 
Join Our Email List: To get on our email list to find out when we'll next make new subscriptions available, and to get my free summaries of the 22 new civil cases published by the California Supreme Court in 2021click here. 


 

Arbitration

A regular issue before the California courts is whether a...

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New Employment - PAGA Case

 
  • Too Busy To Keep Up With the New CA Civil Case Law?
  • Should You Know the Important New Civil Case Decisions in Your Practice Areas?
Let Monty help you! Since 2012, I've helped lots of California lawyers easily keep current with the new case law in their practice areas by publishing California Case Summaries™ with short summaries (one paragraph), organized by legal topic, of every new civil and family law case published in monthly, quarterly and annual subscription editions.

 Employment

Actions under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA; Labor Code, section 2698) are regularly addressed in the new published civil cases. Last month, the Second District Court of Appeal published a new decision addressing whether a party bringing a PAGA claim is entitled to a jury trial. In the video above I briefly discuss this new case. Below is my summary of this new case.

New Employment Decision 

LaFace v. Ralphs Grocery Co. (2022) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2022 WL 498847:...

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