Executive Summary: A new California appellate court decision provides much needed guidance regarding the proper scope of discovery in representative actions brought under the California Private Attorneys’ General Act of 2004 (PAGA), Cal. Lab. Code sections 2698, et seq. Specifically, the opinion now allows lower courts to take an incremental approach to discovery, requiring the named plaintiff to demonstrate that s/he was actually subjected to wage and hour violations β and after that, subjected to uniform employment policies and practices β before authorizing statewide discovery. The opinion is the first published California decision concerning how courts should approach discovery in PAGA actions.
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