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California’s Supreme Court Erases Viking River’s PAGA Victory for Employers

The California Supreme Court recently issued its highly anticipated decision in Adolph v. Uber and answered the key question of whether the California courts would follow the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Viking River.  The California Supreme Court’s answer was a resounding “NO.”  Now, after Adolph v. Uber,…

California Courts are Refusing to Follow the U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Decision

California Courts are Refusing to Follow the U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Decision, which means that U.S. Supreme Court decision may not offer employers a clever PAGA escape hatch after all.