§ 12961 Class Action Complaint Rules

Key Takeaways

•If a bad thing at work happens to many people the same way, one person can complain for the whole group.
•The boss at work can look into the complaint as a big group problem.
•If the boss thinks it's a big deal, they can try to fix it for everyone together.
•The boss has to tell everyone involved in writing within one year if they're treating it as a group problem.

Example

A bunch of workers at a factory aren't getting their breaks like the law says.

One worker can complain for all of them. The boss will check if it's happening to everyone. If it is, the boss will try to fix it for the whole group and tell the factory owner in writing within a year.

(a) If an unlawful practice alleged in a verified complaint adversely affects, in a similar manner, a group or class of persons of which the aggrieved person filing the complaint is a member, or if the unlawful practice raises questions of law or fact which are common to such a group or class, the aggrieved person or the director may file the complaint on behalf and as representative of such a group or class. (b) (1) A complaint filed pursuant to subdivision (a) may be investigated as a group or class complaint. (2) If in the judgment of the director circumstances warrant, a complaint investigated as a group or class complaint pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be treated as a group or class complaint for purposes of conciliation, dispute resolution, or civil action. (3) The director shall communicate in writing their determination to treat a complaint as a group or class complaint pursuant to paragraph (2) within one year after the filing of the complaint to each person, employer, labor organization, employment agency, or public entity alleged in the complaint to have committed an unlawful practice. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 278, Sec. 4. (SB 807) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Key Takeaways

•If a bad thing at work happens to many people the same way, one person can complain for the whole group.
•The boss at work can look into the complaint as a big group problem.
•If the boss thinks it's a big deal, they can try to fix it for everyone together.
•The boss has to tell everyone involved in writing within one year if they're treating it as a group problem.

Example

A bunch of workers at a factory aren't getting their breaks like the law says.

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