PAGA Lawsuits Crush Small Business
In 1971, the Day family opened their business, Timely Prefinished Steel Door Frames, in Pacoima, California. Since then, they have employed thousands and had generations of families and friends grow up...
View ArticleWebsite Launched to Gather Info on the Scourge of PAGA Lawsuits
On December 27th 2016 I received a phone call from our attorney that frankly has changed my life and my views on government and business forever. I was told we were being sued by a disgruntled employee...
View ArticlePoliticians Don’t Listen to Small Businesses
A group of small business manufacturers came together in Sunland recently to discuss the problems associated with doing business in California, but what was most discouraging was the sentiment...
View ArticleThe California Business and Industrial Alliance, a New Organization that Sets...
The California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) is a newly formed non-profit trade organization. CABIA exists to promote the interests of California-owned small- and mid- sized businesses and...
View ArticleA Small Business Struggle
Sometimes an example serves best when trying to explain the negative effects of overzealous regulation enforcement on California job creators. Consider the story of Joann Roth-Oseary and her pursuit of...
View ArticleStop Adding Labor Laws
If you build a 1,000 square foot home, and add a room, and then another, and add a floor, and another floor, what will happen? The home will collapse because the foundation was not built for such a big...
View ArticleLabor Law Reform is Long Overdue
The California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) was formed last year after the company I work for was assaulted with a wage and hour PAGA Lawsuit. This cost us over a million dollars and will...
View ArticleThere is Hope for PAGA Reform
The path to reform of PAGA has been tortuous and seemingly out of reach for employers in California. Bills have been introduced in the Legislature, only to languish for lack of votes to hear, let alone...
View ArticleTime to Hold Our Judges Accountable When it Comes To PAGA
Last week the California Supreme Court published an opinion in Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp. of California that should strike fear in the hearts of the state’s small businesses. It is a significant...
View ArticleEmployers Must Speak Out on PAGA
Recent job reports show California’s unemployment rate is holding at 4.4 percent, and while that may be a record low for the state, it continues to remain higher than both the national average and many...
View ArticleConsider All Angles When Voting for a Judge
I am an outsider looking in and brand new to the political scene in our great state. I recently formed a non-profit, the California Business & Industrial Alliance (CABIA), to focus on labor law...
View ArticleWe Are So Divided CA Legislature Can’t Even Encourage the Peace Process
Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican I think we would all agree peace between the United States and North Korea would be a good thing. The first sitting president in the last 70 years has an...
View ArticleMaxine Waters, You Are Taking The Wrong Approach
When it comes to political debate and protest, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who considers herself a California “progressive,” actually exhibits behavior that should be labeled “regressive.” The...
View ArticleThe Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) is an Outdated Law
October 12, 2003 Gray Davis signed a new law SB 796 referred to as PAGA and I am not sure if anyone really knew what the outcome would really be. In the first seven months of PAGA 65 cases were filed...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Gets It Wrong
When will our judicial system consider employers and the reality of what businesses need to survive in the most difficult and hostile employer environment in the world? The California Supreme Court...
View ArticleGarcetti Travels Abroad Again
Eric Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles, knows how to travel. His recent 12 day trip to Asia included 80 delegates, yes that is not a typo, 80. They are all going to China, South Korea, Japan, and...
View ArticleHey Legislators: What About Business?
As this week winds down with the influx of bills to be passed and signed things are very hectic in Sacramento. It seems the only concern of our legislators is to ensure they are passing and promoting...
View ArticleAB 1654, another Union Exemption
If you are unfamiliar with PAGA, consider yourself lucky. It stands for the Private Attorney General Act and was put into law in 2004. This law deputizes a trial lawyer to enforce any labor law...
View ArticleBusiness Continued to be Plagued By PAGA Lawsuits
The company I run, Timely Industries was a victim of a PAGA Lawsuit, and what lead me to fight to change this law. Our violation was late lunches and misclassified safety incentives that cost us over a...
View ArticlePAGA Cost Wal-Mart 65 Million Dollars
If you are not familiar with PAGA, it stands for the Private Attorney General Act, a law referred to as the “sue your boss law”. It was enacted in 2004 and California is the only state in the union...
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