(September 24, 2021, 1:03 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Courts have the authority to determine whether California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims will be manageable and to strike those claims if they are not, a California appellate panel ruled Sept. 9 in a case by a retail general manager (GM) seeking nearly $36 million based on claims of misclassification, noting that the issue was one of first impression....