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SUMMARY:2020 PAGA Workshop San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:In California\, the Private Attorneys General Act PAGA poised t
 o become the next \"it\" claim in wage and hour litigation? This program w
 ill explore the ever changing PAGA landscape\, offering practitioner insig
 ht into how best to prepare for the anticipated uptick of representative a
 ction litigation.Procedural Issues and Nuts and Bolts of PAGA – this pan
 el will provide a full picture of what PAGA is\, what violations give rise
  to PAGA liability\, how PAGA claims are brought and litigated\, and what 
 remedies are available through PAGA.  The panel will describe:  the curr
 ent procedure for exhausting a PAGA claim with the LWDA (including 2016 am
 endments)\; the potential involvement of the LWDA in investigating claims\
 ; the relationship between PAGA claims and class action principles\; the s
 tate of the law on whether PAGA claims are “individual” or “represen
 tative” in nature\; and how PAGA penalties are calculated. PAGA trials 
 – this panel will describe trial considerations unique to PAGA claims\, 
 including:  PAGA-only trials\; PAGA claims tried in conjunction with clas
 s claims\, along with related class definition questions\; and how the “
 representative” nature of a PAGA claim plays out at trial.  The panel w
 ill survey examples of PAGA trials to date and identify open questions. S
 ettlement and Arbitration issues – this panel will discuss issues that a
 rise when PAGA claims are subjected to motions to compel arbitration\, inc
 luding recent developments in the Ninth Circuit and California courts conc
 erning “individual-only” arbitration clauses.  The panel will survey 
 recent decisions by courts splitting PAGA and non-PAGA claims\, and compel
 ling the non-PAGA claims to arbitration.  The panel will discuss aspects 
 of settlement of PAGA claims\, including:  a comparison of the settlement
  approval process to the more familiar class action settlement approval pr
 ocess\; and the valuation of PAGA penalties for purposes of alternative di
 spute resolution and\, subsequently\, court settlement approval.
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