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SUMMARY:2017 PAGA Workshop - Los Angeles
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.&nbsp\; The panel will describe:&nbsp\
 ; the current procedure for exhausting a PAGA claim with the LWDA (includi
 ng 2016 amendments)\; the potential involvement of the LWDA in investigati
 ng claims\; the relationship between PAGA claims and class action principl
 es\; the state of the law on whether PAGA claims are “individual” or 
 “representative” in nature\; and how PAGA penalties are calculated.&nb
 sp\;PAGA trials – this panel will describe trial considerations unique t
 o PAGA claims\, including:&nbsp\; PAGA-only trials\; PAGA claims tried in 
 conjunction with class claims\, along with related class definition questi
 ons\; and how the “representative” nature of a PAGA claim plays out at
  trial.&nbsp\; The panel will survey examples of PAGA trials to date and i
 dentify open questions.&nbsp\;Settlement and Arbitration issues – this p
 anel will discuss issues that arise when PAGA claims are subjected to moti
 ons to compel arbitration\, including recent developments in the Ninth Cir
 cuit and California courts concerning “individual-only” arbitration cl
 auses.&nbsp\; The panel will survey recent decisions by courts splitting P
 AGA and non-PAGA claims\, and compelling the non-PAGA claims to arbitratio
 n.&nbsp\; The panel will discuss aspects of settlement of PAGA claims\, in
 cluding:&nbsp\; a comparison of the settlement approval process to the mor
 e familiar class action settlement approval process\; and the valuation of
  PAGA penalties for purposes of alternative dispute resolution and\, subse
 quently\, court settlement approval.
LOCATION:333 Universal Hollywood Dr\, Universal City\, CA 91608\, USA
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