Fix PAGA: There's A Better, Fairer Way for Workers

BREAKING: #SB92 and #AB2288 have officially been signed by Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom! This historic package, backed by the business community and labor advocates, will #ReformPAGA and create a better, fairer system for California workers and employers. Thank you to Governor Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore and Speaker Robert Rivas for navigating this important agreement. https://bit.ly/3zsTmNi

NEW: #SB92 and #AB2288 have both PASSED and now await California Governor's signature! Thank you to Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, CA Senate President Pro Tem and Speaker Robert Rivas for navigating this #PAGAReform agreement. CA is one step closer to creating a better, fairer system. #CALeg https://bit.ly/3VL55yc Special thank you to Senator Tom Umberg and Ash Kalra for authoring as well as dozens of co-signers and members who spoke in favor of this historic reform package!

The Sacramento Metro Chamber has been in strong support of the Fix PAGA efforts in partnership with @CalChamber. As of this week, executive leadership of the measure has worked with the Governor’s office and Labor to come to a deal for meaningful PAGA reform. That deal is now in print in Senate Bill 92 (SB 92 - Umberg) and Assembly Bill 2288 (AB 2288 -Kalra) and will be voted on this week in both houses in order to be passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor in time for the Thursday, June 27 deadline to remove the ballot initiative from the November ballot. This is crunch time and we need everyone’s support to get this across the finish line and tell the legislature to Fix PAGA! See link here for details: https://lnkd.in/gfu2TWET These PAGA reforms are the biggest reforms of the last few decades and will give employers time to correct violations and reduce the shakedown lawsuits that have been plaguing businesses across the state.

While CA is sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars that could be used to address and resolve labor claims, PAGA’s lawsuit-first system is enriching attorneys at the expense of workers. #CALeg should create a better, fairer system and empower state enforcement. CalMatters https://bit.ly/3z7dmVi

BREAKING: After months of discussions, our coalition is announcing its support for legislation that will fix CA’s Private Attorneys General Act. The agreement and legislation was announced today by Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore and Speaker Robert Rivas. If passed by #CALeg, the measure would reform PAGA to ensure workers retain a strong tool to resolve labor claims and receive fair compensation, while limiting the shakedown lawsuits that hurt employers and employees. #FixPAGA https://bit.ly/4c3xfvi

Non-profits and small businesses have become targets of predatory PAGA lawsuits, often over minor technical violations. In a 2019 case, lawyers are asking for 40% of the settlement, while workers will get less than a percent. We need to #FixPAGA so non-profits can continue to provide vital services.

While lawyers are making millions, workers pay the price. After 7 years of litigation, a $27 million settlement was reached for a PAGA lawsuit. The plaintiffs’ lawyers walked away with $9 MILLION, while actual workers only received $20 each. #FixPAGA

“This abusive system needs to be reformed.” Class-action-like PAGA lawsuits are often filed against small businesses for violations as minor as a typo or incorrect spelling on a pay stub. #CALeg needs to #FixPAGA.

The Labor Workforce and Development Agency is currently sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars. #CALeg should empower the agency to use untapped funds to resolve and address labor claims instead of the lawsuit-first PAGA system. CalMatters https://bit.ly/3z7dmVi

PAGA’s lawsuit-first approach to settling labor disputes is ineffective and inefficient for workers. It’s time to create a better, fairer system by utilizing the existing LWDA process to streamline resolution and help ensure swift and fair recovery for workers. Learn More > bit.ly/4bOrXU1