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California Employment Law Report
Five Takeaways From My Webinar on California Employer Compliance and Litigation Defense
Earlier this month I presented a program for the Beverly Hills Bar Association titled "Defending Businesses to Minimize Litigation Exposure." The material was built around the questions I get from…
California Employment Law Report
Five Settlements, Five Lessons — What August’s California Wage-and-Hour Resolutions Tell Employers
Scaled Comp's August Settlement Pulse recorded about 225 California PAGA and wage-and-hour settlements totaling $157.4 million. The medians tell you where the market sat. They don't tell you why one…
LawSnap
Why Employers Win 85% of Some Arbitration Motions — and 6% of Others
By LawSnap
In a California state employment case, when the employer moves to compel arbitration, the employer wins roughly 7 times out of 10. In the other 3 out of 10, the…
Steven G. Mehta Blog
A $56 Million PAGA Claim Reduced to $517,000: What Taduran v. Glidewell Means for PAGA Valuation and Mediation
This article is for educational purposes only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.The gap between theoretical exposure and probable recovery remains one of the most important valuation issues in…
California Workplace Law Blog
LWDA Reworks Proposed PAGA Regulations
By Scott P. Jang, Andrea F. Oxman
On August 3, 2026, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) released modified proposed regulatory text as part of its ongoing rulemaking under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
PAGA Paraphrased – LWDA Revises Proposed Regulations
By: Phillip J. Ebsworth and Kyle W. Owen Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 3, 2026, the LWDA issued modifications to its proposed PAGA regulations, clarifying several procedures and making some notable…
California Employment Law Report
Five Numbers That Tell the Story of California PAGA and Class Actions at the Mid-Year Mark of 2026
This week Anne McWilliams and I presented our masterclass on the mid-year PAGA and class action update for California employers, and I want to share some of the data we…
California Employment Law Report
Five Things California Employers Should Understand About a PAGA Settlement
If your company is facing a claim under California's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), most cases end not with a trial but with a negotiated settlement. Understanding where the settlement…
California Employment Law Report
Five Ways to Use Your Time Records as a Proactive Tool — Not Just Evidence Against You
Most California employers think about their time and attendance records in only one context: the day a plaintiff's lawyer subpoenas them. By then, the records are working against you —…
California Employment Law Update
Arbitration Agreement Was Not Substantively Unconscionable
By Tony Oncidi
Santana v. Studebaker Health Care Ctr., LLC, 120 Cal. App. 5th 1 (2026) When J. Ascencion Santana was hired by Studebaker Health Care Center, he signed a series of documents, including…