What a PAGA Notice Actually Is — and Why Your Exposure Number Already Exists
What a PAGA notice is, what it sets in motion, and why your exposure number is calculable from payroll and timekeeping data you already hold.
What August's Settlements Actually Priced
August's 225 California PAGA settlements totaled $157.4 million. The settlement papers show what drove each price: scope, denominators, and the record.
How to Value a PAGA Case: Why the Settlement Number on the Docket Tells You Almost Nothing
$1.3 Billion in Six Months: What Mid-Year 2026 PAGA Settlement Data Tells California Employers — and How Scaled Comp Turns That Data Into Protection
The California Settlement Pulse: A Monthly Read on How PAGA Cases Actually Settle
Day One of a PAGA Notice: How HR and Defense Counsel Should Use Compliance and Settlement Intelligence Together
The first two weeks after a PAGA notice are usually fog. Here is the alternative — two data layers, run in parallel, that turn panic into strategy: a compliance analysis of your own time records, and a settlement intelligence read on the plaintiff firm and the mediators in front of you.
Introducing the Vector Index: Settlement Intelligence for the Defense Side of California Litigation
Defense teams have operated at an information disadvantage in California wage and hour litigation. The Vector Index changes that — structured settlement data from 5,900+ tracked cases, built for the defense side.
Everyone Gets a Paycheck: Why Wage & Hour Compliance Is California's Most Underestimated Business Risk
California employers often don’t know what their timekeeping data reveals until a PAGA notice forces the issue. This article explains why proactive wage and hour audits, documented compliance, and continuous payroll analysis are now essential to reducing exposure and negotiating from a position of strength.