Solo Wage-and-Hour Claims: When the Math Works Without PAGA or a Class
Most plaintiff PI lawyers reflexively push wage claims toward class or PAGA. The single-plaintiff case still wins on many fact patterns — i…
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Employment Law
California employment law for plaintiff and worker-side practice — wage & hour, PAGA, FEHA discrimination, wrongful termination, and the regulatory shifts shaping 2026 litigation.
FEHA Pregnancy and Family-Leave Claims: Post-2024 Enforcement Patterns
California's pregnancy and family-leave docket has tightened since 2024, with the CRD pushing more charges to formal investigation and stat…
PAGA Reform Mechanics: How SB 92 and AB 2288 Actually Work in 2026
The 2024 PAGA reform rewired representative actions for any notice filed on or after June 19, 2024. Two years in, the mechanics — heightene…
Temporal Proximity and the Retaliation Causation Record
Timing wins retaliation cases and timing loses them. This is how to frame the temporal-proximity record under FEHA and Labor Code section 1…
Unpaid Commission Claims and the Labor Code 2751 Writing Requirement
Labor Code 2751 makes a written commission agreement mandatory but attaches no penalty of its own. That gap is where the plaintiff's case a…
Wage Statement Defects Under Labor Code 226: Derivative Claims and PAGA Stacking
A defective pay stub is rarely a standalone case. It is the multiplier that turns an unpaid-overtime or missed-premium claim into layered s…
ADA vs FEHA: Why California Plaintiffs Still Pick FEHA
The federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act overlap heavily. Plaintiff counsel in Califo…
PAGA After SB 92: How Representative Actions Look in 2026
Senate Bill 92 restructured PAGA notice, cure, and standing in 2024. By 2026, plaintiff counsel has settled into a new operating rhythm — a…
Wage & Hour Class Actions: What's Driving the 2026 Spike in California
California wage-and-hour class filings rose sharply through the first quarter of 2026. The drivers are structural — and they point to what…