Judge Rejects Settlement Of PAGA Penalties, Finds Ambiguity On Released Claims

Mealey's (June 15, 2017, 11:32 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — After finding that a proposed settlement of class action claims seeking penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) did not leave the class members with a clear option for asserting their non-PAGA claims, a California federal judge on June 12 denied a joint motion for approval of the agreement (David Vargas v. Central Freight Lines Inc., et al., No. 3:16-cv-00507, S.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90070)....