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Tag: PAGA Actions

No PAGA Fees for Proving University Acted with No Substantial Evidence

In Doe v. Regents of the University of California (1st Dist., Div. 4 Nov. 30, 2020) No. A158704 (unpublished), a third-year med student at UCSD examined a 12-year-old girl brought in by her mother […]

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Employee Cannot Be Compelled to Arbitrate Individual Claims If Also Asserting PAGA Claims

So holds Provost v. Yourmechanic, Inc., No. D076569 (D4d1 Oct. 15, 2020), where an employee alleging misclassification and wage-and-hour claims, both individually and as a PAGA representative, defeated employer's motion […]

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