Jj Johnston

Jj Johnston

January 31, 2025 | The Recorder

PAGA Claims Must Now Be 'Headed'

As long as an employee has standing to bring a representative action on behalf of fellow employees, he or she must first arbitrate any individual PAGA claim based on those same violations.

By JJ Johnston

6 minute read

February 26, 2024 | The Recorder

California Expands Protections for Whistleblowers

Despite the new test spelled out in the law, courts continued to apply the three-part McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting test to whistleblower retaliation claims. They continued to do this until 2022, when the California Supreme Court finally laid down the law of the land.

By JJ Johnston

6 minute read


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