07/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/01/2024 14:27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 01, 2024
Contact: Megan Gamble ▪ 916.832.1884 ▪ [email protected]
SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, CRA's President + CEO, Jot Condie, joined executive committee partners including the California Chamber of Commerce, California New Car Dealers Association, Western Growers Association, and others to support and witness Governor Newsom signing major Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) reform, AB 2288 (Kalra) and SB 92 (Umberg), into law.
"CRA is incredibly proud of the work our organization and the executive committee have done together over the last couple of years that led to this meaningful PAGA reform agreement with labor and the Governor's administration," said Jot Condie. Adding, "Reforms to the broken law have been needed for decades, and these bills mark a historic shift away from growing lawsuit abuse against businesses by trial lawyers that have manipulated PAGA to shakedown businesses and left pennies on the dollar for workers after taking their cut in fees."
Both bills received unanimous passage in both houses of the legislature and support from groups on all sides of the issue.
To highlight some of the reforms, this bill package will:
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