PUBLIC INTEREST MATTERS
Baker Dolinko & Schwartz dedicates a significant portion of its practice to furthering the public interest, whether through class actions, private attorney general actions (“PAGA”), or high impact individual cases. These public interest actions have led to favorable case law, legislation, and changes to industry practices. Some of BDS’ public interest matters include:
Moniz v Adecco (2021) 72 Cal.App.5th 56 (establishing standard of review for PAGA settlements);
Hamilton v. JUUL Labs (N.D. Cal. 2021) 2021 WL 275485 (confirming employee’s broad right to speak, including the right to engage in political activity that is potentially adverse to the employer’s interests);
Doe v. Google (2020) 54 Cal.App.5th 948 (establishing employee anti-gag rule as a compelling state interest and leading to highest PAGA-only settlement in history);
Veeva Systems v. Quintiles IMS (Cal.App. 2019) 2019 WL 5654387 (concluding California employer has an unfair competition claim against employers that include California in the scope of their employee non-compete agreements);
Garibaldi v. Bank of America (N.D. Cal. 2014) 2014 WL 172284 (concluding the National Bank Act does not preempt the California Labor Code).
Additional information about BDS’ work in this area can be found at:
If you would like to learn more about BDS’ current public interest matters, or its work on behalf of the public interest, please contact our office.