Private Attorneys General Act

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...

California Was Just Named One of the Worst Judicial Hellholes in the Nation – Again

December 9, 2022 11:43 amDecember 10, 2022 4:48 pm

California was named one of the worst “Judicial Hellhole®” in the country again, according to a new report from the American Tort Reform Association. “Uninjured serial plaintiffs file hundreds of meritless lawsuits targeting businesses, and ultimately, plaintiffs’ lawyers are the...

U.S. Supreme Court Again Strikes Down a California Arbitration Decision

June 15, 2022 7:42 pmJune 15, 2022 8:13 pm

In an expected, but nonetheless welcome opinion, the United States Supreme Court once again reversed a California appellate court decision regarding arbitration agreements. On June 15, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana,...