Jonathan Slowik

Special Employment Law Counsel

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Jonathan Slowik is a special counsel in the Labor Department and a member of the Employment Litigation & Counseling Group.

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Court of Appeal Rules Plaintiff May Recover PAGA Penalties For Violating Sick Pay Statute

By Jonathan Slowik on March 8, 2023 Posted in PAGA

In the first ruling of its kind, the California Court of Appeal (4th Dist.) recently ruled that a plaintiff may pursue penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) for alleged violations of California’s sick pay statute, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. Wood v. Kaiser Found. Hosps., 2023 WL 2198664 (Cal. Ct. … Continue Reading

Employees Lose on PAGA Claims in Court Following Loss in Arbitration

By Jonathan Slowik on February 28, 2023 Posted in PAGA

Earlier this month, the California Court of Appeal (2d Dist.) ruled that issue preclusion bars a derivative Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim where the plaintiff litigates individual Labor Code claims in arbitration and loses. Rocha v. U-Haul Co. of Cal., 2023 WL 1462594 (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 2, 2023) (certified for publication). Rocha, while at … Continue Reading