CABIA Speaks Up for AB 5’s Victims
If you watched last night’s Presidential Debate in the Bay Area, you might have seen a television ad from the California Business and Industrial Alliance
Tom Manzo
September 30, 2020
COVID-19 Doesn’t Slow PAGA Lawsuits
If crisis-weary Californians were looking for profiles in courage, they didn’t find many in the state’s “chaotic” final day of the legislative session. Most disappointing
Tom Manzo
September 4, 2020
Sacramento Billboard Calls Out CA Trial Attorneys
The California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) will launch a mobile billboard in Sacramento today calling out trial attorneys who are getting rich from the
Tom Manzo
March 10, 2020
The PAGA Gold Rush
The labor union-backed authors of a new report scoff at potential abuses of the state’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), but hundreds of trial lawyers
Tom Manzo
February 13, 2020
Labor unions and businesses must unite to fix PAGA
California trial lawyers are licking their chops over a trio of new state employment laws that significantly expand the liability of Golden State businesses. Assembly
Tom Manzo
November 1, 2019
The Other 49 States Should Learn From California’s Mistakes
In a recent Los Angeles Times op-ed, former New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse said the other 49 states “have a lot to learn
Tom Manzo
August 27, 2019
The Lawsuit Against the PAGA Law Moves Ahead
On June 6, 2019, the California Business and Industrial Alliance appeared in Orange County Superior Court to defend its Due Process and Excessive Fines challenges
Tom Manzo
June 10, 2019
A “Legal Earthquake” In The Fight To Fix PAGA
Last week, there was a legal earthquake in California. It had nothing to do with a controversial jury verdict or a special counsel report; rather,
Tom Manzo
April 2, 2019
California Leads in Class Action Lawsuits
If you own or operate a business in California you most likely already know we have one of the highest workers compensations rates in the
Tom Manzo
January 23, 2019