Private Attorneys General Act

Lawsuit Abuse Is Raising California’s Cost of Living

August 10, 2026 6:00 amAugust 10, 2026 6:01 am

Ask anyone who runs a business in California what keeps them up at night and the answer is familiar: payroll, rent, energy costs, regulation, and an insurance bill that seems to rise every year. Less often discussed, but just as...

Full-Page Ad Slams Cal Chamber for Becerra Endorsement

June 22, 2026 8:33 amJune 23, 2026 2:47 pm

The California Business & Industrial Alliance (CABIA) has a full-page ad in the California Post that slams the California Chamber of Commerce’s misguided endorsement of Xavier Becerra for Governor. As the Globe reported, last week the Cal Chamber announced they were...

CABIA Launches Lawsuit Settlement & Trial Attorney Payout Tracker

April 6, 2026 3:18 pmApril 6, 2026 3:18 pm

The California Business and Industrial Alliance announced the launch of its Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Lawsuit Tracker, a first-of-its-kind public database for documenting every lawsuit settlement and attorney payout filed under PAGA in California. PAGA is a California law...

Sen. Niello’s SB 84 Would Help Repair California’s Judicial Hellhole Status

February 11, 2026 5:07 pmFebruary 11, 2026 5:07 pm

There have been numerous legislative attempts in the California Legislature over the years to stop lawyers who file frivolous lawsuits and shakedown businesses for not having “adequate” Americans With Disabilities Act handicapped accessibility, or who have access issues deemed “not...

The California Dream is Driving Small Business Away

December 17, 2025 2:30 pmDecember 17, 2025 2:31 pm

The California Legislature’s high tax, high cost of living, anti-business climate continues to drive businesses large and small and many of their employees out of the state. Shockingly, the Democrat-led supermajority of elected representatives double down on costly regulatory policies...

Is California About to Help Businesses?

June 25, 2024 8:00 amJune 25, 2024 8:01 am

It has been a long time since that headline has been written, but it just might be accurate. Gov. Gavin Newsom, legislative leaders, the California Labor Federation, and the California Chamber of Commerce have agreed on a package to reform...

SB 881: Paid Sick Days

March 26, 2023 6:02 pmMarch 26, 2023 6:11 pm

Senate Bill 881 by Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) to deal with paid sick days. Previously a bill by Senator Glazer dealing with worker classification, SB 881 would amend Labor Code Sections 246 and 248.5. Section 1 of the bill would amend...