California has had the dubious distinction of being the only state to allow Private Attorney's General Act, or PAGA, cases. These cases began as a way to combat the overload of the Labor Commissioner's office, and have turned into a backdoor for plaintiff's attorneys to collect huge penalties from California businesses for often time very minor technical violations of the Labor Code. Learn how PAGA started, it's current status, and what you can do to protect yourself as an employer.

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Anthony Zaller is an employment litigation attorney and founding partner of the firm, Zaller Law Group. Primarily focused on helping businesses and entrepreneurs navigate California’s complex employment and business laws, Anthony advises his clients through litigation, governmental agency investigations, and legal compliance issues. He has litigated wage and hour class actions for claims of unpaid wages, missed breaks, unpaid overtime, unreimbursed business expenses, and Private Attorney General Act ("PAGA") representative actions, among other issues. Anthony has also successfully litigated many single plaintiff employment cases including claims of wage and hour violations, breach of contract, wrongful termination, sexual and racial harassment, discrimination, unfair competition, and misappropriation of trade secrets and embezzlement.

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