The lawsuit-first approach of PAGA has proven to be a failure for employees, small businesses, non-profits, and others. The CRA and several other CA trade associations have tirelessly worked to qualify a PAGA Reform measure of utmost importance—the Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act—which will appear before voters on the November 2024 ballot. Even as these reform efforts gain traction, new forces have emerged in attempts to get the legislature to make PAGA worse via AB 2288. The State Legislature should reject AB 2288 and, instead, fix PAGA and expand on existing Labor and Workforce Development Agency processes, which are proven to resolve employee claims faster and provide workers with more restitution.

In the next few days, we will send an “Action Alert” to your inbox. You can contact your state legislators and urge them to support the reform through our user-friendly platform. Sabrina tells us more about PAGA in this week’s News You Need to Know.