New report lays out case for
state's "hero labor law" 
 

LOS ANGELES -- While few Californians know about the Private Attorney General Act, this California labor law enacted in 2003 has acted to give workers a better chance to defend their labor rights, including being paid minimum wage and overtime compensation, using earned sick leave, taking rest and meal breaks, and gender pay parity. A new report by the UCLA Labor Center lays out the benefits of PAGA, which is under continual threat from business interests. Read more

February 21, 2020
CAOC backs update of car
insurance requirements
AB 3311 by Asm. Tim Grayson seeks to modernize state's 53-year-old minimum auto insurance requirement to better protect Californian motorists, particularly low-income residents too often left to foot the bill for accidents they didn't cause. 
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November 16, 2019
Cotchett, Alexander and
Berger win CAOC top award
Trio named 2019 Consumer Attorneys of the Year for holding paint manufacturers responsible for hazardous lead paint in California homes. Fisher, Goody, Ehrlich named Street Fighters of the Year.
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October 13, 2019
Newsom signs CAOC-backed
bill to end abuse of arbitration 
SB 707 will prevent businesses from gaming the arbitration system to delay and deny justice for consumers seeking to resolve a grievance. Some companies have used the tactic to stall employee arbitration.
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