Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 20, 2019
PAGA is warping the California Labor Code
Whatever may have been the intent of the Private Attorneys General Act when it was enacted, it has since evolved into a legalized shakedown for opportunistic attorneys to exploit at the expense of honest businesses.
Paul S. Cowie
Partner
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Phone: (650) 815-2600
Email: pcowie@sheppardmullin.com
Paul manages a large team that defends employers in every type of employment dispute, including discrimination and harassment, independent contractors and the gig economy, wrongful termination and whistleblower complaints, as well as trade secret litigation. He is a trial-ready litigator who knows how to resolve all forms of employment-related disputes efficiently and effectively.
John D. Ellis
Associate
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Phone: (415) 774-2912
Email: jellis@sheppardmullin.com
UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA
The mere mention of the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 is enough to strike justifiable fear into any employer with California employees. This ill-conceived piece of legislation permits any current or former California employee to sue his or her employer for civil penalties for a multitude of alleged violations of the byzantine California Labor Code, no matter how trivial and without regard to whether anyone was ever actually injured.
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