in Leeper v. Shipt, No. S289305, the California Supreme Court will decide whether employers can force workers to have to go through individual arbitration of PAGA claims before getting to have their day in court, effectively delaying litigation of most PAGA actions by a year and a half or more.

The Supreme Court’s decision could fundamentally alter employers' incentives to comply with labor laws, resulting in wage theft, unsafe workplaces, and other tangible consequences for millions of California workers.