Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to reform Private Attorney General Actions—a type of labor suit—on July 1.
PAGA cases allow individual workers to bring cases for violations of labor law—effectively giving them the power of the attorney general. Under the law, workers can sue for pay issues such as unpaid overtime wages or missed meal breaks. Californians were granted the power to bring PAGA suits in 2008. Prior to 2008, a state office brought labor violation cases.
Assembly Bill 2288 will cut civil penalties for employers to 30% if the employer takes steps to correct their alleged violation within two months of the complaint being
