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Kristi L. Thomas is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office.

After being plagued for two decades with claims brought under the California Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), recent reforms mean employers may now see a decrease in (though not an elimination of) such claims. PAGA authorizes aggrieved employees to bring a civil action against an employer to recover penalties on behalf of themselves and other employees. Continue Reading PAGA Reform May Curb Appetite for Litigation

Franchisors have long grappled with evolving and inconsistent standards for determining when a joint-employer relationship exists such that a franchisor can be liable for labor and employment law claims even when it does not exercise direct control over its franchisees.Continue Reading California’s FAST Act to go, But NLRB Delivers a New Joint-Employer Rule