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Greedy trial lawyers want to cash in on your rights. Don’t let them.

If you think your boss has violated your rights at work whether you’re an “at will” employee or not, there are many steps you can take to resolve the issue, from a hostile work environment to workers compensation, harassment, or even specific laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Some California trial lawyers may advise you to file a lawsuit through the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). This is a common option but it leaves workers with smaller wage recoveries. Here’s why you can’t trust a trial attorney to get you a maximum wage recovery.

What Is PAGA?

PAGA is a misguided law that allows trial attorneys to enforce California’s workplace laws. Since becoming law in 2004, PAGA has done little to improve conditions for workers – all while helping trial lawyers rake in millions. These lawyers don’t even hide it. One PAGA employment attorney drove a Rolls Royce with a custom plate that says: MR PAGA. Is this what you want out of lawyers for workers? (You can learn more about how PAGA short-changes workers here)

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Trial attorneys won't get you the maximum wage recovery

PAGA Cases Leave Workers with Less Money

PAGA Cases Leave Workers with Less Money

It Takes Twice as Long to Get Your Money with a PAGA Case

It Takes Twice as Long to Get Your Money with a PAGA Case

Trial Lawyers Get More of the Money from PAGA Cases

Trial Lawyers Get More of the Money from PAGA Cases

PAGA Cases Leave Workers with Less Money

Worker’s compensation is important. If you were wronged by an employer, you deserve to be fairly compensated. But when workers let trial lawyers file PAGA lawsuits on their behalf, these workers often end up with far less money than if California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) had decided the case. In fact, LWDA cases leave workers with an average of $5,700 in rewards compared to just $1,300 from PAGA cases. Learn more about alternatives to PAGA

It Takes Twice as Long to Get Your Money with a PAGA Case

PAGA cases take way longer to finish. When the LWDA decides a case, employees receive their reward in roughly 12 months on average. When workers file a PAGA lawsuit, trial lawyers can drag out the case for an average of 23 months. Learn more about alternatives to PAGA

Trial Lawyers Get More of the Money from PAGA Cases

The employment lawyer who files your PAGA case will walk away with a third of the total payment your employer is ordered to pay. On average, PAGA attorneys make $372,000 per case. All that money is a great deal for them, but it leads to smaller rewards for you. These employment lawyers don’t have your best interest in mind. And they won’t mention if an LWDA-decided case would provide a better outcome for an employee. Why? Because there are no attorneys fees paid when a case is decided by the LWDA. Learn more about alternatives to PAGA

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