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Dec 01, 2016
California’s rule against employer-imposed waivers of representative private-attorney-general claims is here to stay
Dec 01, 2016
By Gordon W. Renneisen
California is in the midst of a long-running battle over the enforceability of representative-action waivers in employment contracts. While this battle has not been fully resolved, recent case law indicates that representative private-attorney-general actions will not soon be eliminated by waivers in employer-imposed arbitration agreements. Practitioners may assume that California will continue to rely on representative actions brought by employees pursuant to the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) to ensure compliance with the state’s labor laws and to “supplement enforcement actions by public agencies.”
Gordon Renneisen lives in Mill Valley and is a principal in the San Francisco office of Cornerstone Law Group. His practice includes the representation of employees in employment litigation. He represented the plaintiff in the Tanguilig v. Bloomingdale’s, Inc. appeal discussed in this article.