California LWDA Proposes First-Ever Administrative Rules for PAGA

A high-end law office desk in a Los Angeles high-rise featuring a tablet displaying a digital PAGA filing portal and Certification of Merit form, overlooking a sunlit city skyline.

For over two decades, the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) has been governed almost exclusively by the statutory text of Labor Code § 2698 et seq. and a rapidly evolving body of case law. Despite its massive impact on California’s legal landscape, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) has never issued formal regulations in […]