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Private Attorney General

A private citizen who commences a lawsuit to enforce a legal right that benefits the community as a whole.

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and several subsidiaries in a representative action under Californias Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) on behalf of newspapers carriers who are not employed directly by her clients, but rather are engaged by independent newspaper distributors.
United States : Daily Journal Again Selects Donna Mezias and Gregory Knopp as Top Labor and Employment Attorneys in California
These include bills similar to California's decade-old Private Attorneys General Act, which lets employees sidestep arbitration clauses by bringing claims on behalf of the government.
Kellogg leads the charge to exploit Supreme Court arbitration victory
Van Amburg said she and her fellow SLU grads were inspired by a clinic they'd taken on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which allowed lawyers to act as private attorneys general to enforce the law's antidiscrimination provisions.
Van Amburg reflects on career that spanned both sides of bench
Fee-shifting and private attorneys general enforcement are not novel concepts, either in federal or Maryland law.
Editorial Advisory Board: Lets put a little steel in saying we want better access to justice
Congress intended that private litigants would primarily enforce the ADA, and hotels risk the costs of litigation, including class action litigation by private attorneys general. According to Orlick, when exposed to private litigation, it can include damages in many jurisdictions, including attorneys' fees and costs.
ADA litigation make life inhospitable for nonconforming hotels
In addition, justices said unions cannot bring representative actions under the state's five-year-old Private Attorneys General Act because they are not "aggrieved employees."
Unions barred from filing suits on behalf of members
Resources are scarce for government enforcement, and few "private attorneys general" are willing to step forward.
The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse
needs private attorneys general to assist in protecting victims'
Class action "cops": public servants or private entrepreneurs?
Schwarzenegger helped revise the California Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, which created new penalty risks for employers and formed the cornerstone of hundreds of class-action lawsuits alleging Labor Code violations ranging from overtime pay practices to workplace poster font size infractions.
New year will ring in new employment laws: here's how you can make sure you're in compliance
Simmons said it was key, in his opinion, to empower residents to act as "private attorneys general" to enforce the law, noting the legislature had enacted similar provisions in other laws.
House Judiciary sends lawyer advertising bill to the floor
The theory behind this departure from the traditional rule under which each side pays its own costs is that the plaintiffs are serving a role in the legal system that extends beyond their own interests, acting as "private attorneys general" to vindicate federally guaranteed rights.
Supreme Court Ruling Limits Cost Shifting Attorneys' Fees for Plaintiffs
Legislative use of private attorneys general to enforce set norms has long been a familiar part of American government.
Thoughts about Professor Resnik's paper

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