Labor Code section 558

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In ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court (Lawson) (Sept. 12, 2019), the California Supreme Court held that plaintiffs cannot recover the unpaid wages described in Labor Code section 558 in a Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) claim.  This ruling drastically limits the amount of penalties that plaintiffs can attempt to recover in PAGA actions. …

2016 will be a year in which joint employer liability will be a major issue for employers.  Why am I making this prediction?  First, the NLRB has refocused attention to this issue in hopes of expanding the number of employers that can be found jointly liable.  Second, the Department of Labor issued an Administrative Interpretation…