California Supreme Court's PAGA Decision Permits Broad Discovery

Irvine Associate Ashton Riley provided commentary in the article “California Supreme Court's PAGA Decision Permits Broad Discovery.”

The article, which appeared August 9 in SHRM, reported on the Willams v. Superior Court decision, which allowed the plaintiff to gather other employee information without first providing good cause.

The court found that the Belaire-West process—which generally provides an opt-out procedure for potential class members to prevent disclosure of private information—would sufficiently protect the privacy of employees, Riley said.

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