By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Gregory Tsonis, Daniel Spencer, and Eden Anderson
Duane Morris Takeaways: Duane Morris is proud to announce the publication of two Reviews, the Wage & Hour Class And Collective Action Review – 2026, and the Private Attorneys General Act Review – 2026. We hope these publications will demystify some of the complexities of Wage & Hour and PAGA litigation and keep corporate counsel updated on the ever-evolving nuances of these issues. We hope these books – manifesting the collective experience and expertise of our class action defense group – will assist our clients by identifying developing trends in the case law and offering practical approaches in dealing with Wage & Hour and PAGA litigation.
Once again in 2025, as has been the case for several years, litigation against employers alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and/or related state law wage & hour laws continued to be an area of intense focus for plaintiffs’ attorneys. The plaintiffs’ bar in 2025 filed more wage & hour class and collective actions against companies than any other type of complex litigation, resulting in outsized importance for this area of substantive law. Similarly, claims filed under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), continue to be one of the most popular types of complex litigation filed in California. PAGA representative lawsuits allow plaintiffs to bring claims on behalf of their co-workers with no class certification requirements and minimal barriers to legal standing. By all accounts, 2025 was a very active year on the PAGA litigation front.
Click here to bookmark or download a copy of the Wage & Hour Class And Collective Action Review – 2026 e-book.
Click here to bookmark or download a copy of the Private Attorneys General Act Review – 2026 e-book.
Stay tuned for more Wage & Hour and PAGA class action analysis coming soon on our podcast, the Class Action Weekly Wire.