California Supreme Court Restricts the Kinds of Penalties Recoverable Under PAGA Actions

2020-10-22T19:54:55+00:00October 17th, 2019|

In ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court (Lawson) (Sept. 12th, 2019), the California Supreme Court held that complainants or petitioners cannot recover unpaid wages as enshrined in the Labor Code § 558 in the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) claim. This Supreme Court ruling considerably bars the total amount of penalties that complainants can [...]