PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) Protection Program

California is the “Judicial Hellhole” capital of the US.

Don’t take our word for it – check out the

American Tort Reform Foundation’s 2021 Judicial Hellhole’s report ranking CA No. 1.

And PAGA is cited as the key reason.

PAGA lawsuits cost California employers hundreds of millions each year.

Why? Let us explain:

• One employee can sue your business for all coworkers
• Normal class action requirements do not apply
• Once aggrieved, always aggrieved – no matter if aggrieved employee settles their individual PAGA claim, they can continue to sue on behalf of coworkers
• Arbitration does not apply to PAGA actions
• PAGA penalties are per employee per pay period – 24 pay periods means 24 potential penalties per employee
• One aggrieved employee and one Labor Code alleged violation opens the door to full scale discovery of all information for all employees
• PAGA penalties may be “stackable;” i.e. a $100 per pay period penalty might apply to each Labor Code violation within the pay period – if there are 5 separate violations then the penalty might be 5x $100, or $500 (per employee per pay period)

Vision Law® PAGA Protection Program (PPP) empowers California employers to dramatically reduce PAGA penalties exposure.

The PPP involves three easy steps:

1. Self-audit (or we can do it for you)
2. Attorney Review of Audit
3. Recurring pay period review of wage and hour practices and paystubs

If your business follows the above, you have dramatically reduced the chance of being sued under PAGA, and if your business is sued, you have put your business in the best possible position to get out of the PAGA action as soon as possible with the least overall costs.

As such, our PPP clients are entitled to participate in Vision Law®’s Share in The Risk Litigation Defense Program® (SIR).

If you are concerned about employee PAGA liability and would rather sleep well at night, call our Attorneys now (855) 534-5504.

The consultation is free. And we are currently discounting the PPP 20% off our normal rates.