In an article published in Law360 Employment Authority on March 7, 2025, Partner Paul Sherman added his insight among a roundup of employment attorneys discussing two California appellate court rulings.

Sherman told Law360 that “by not deciding whether the worker could ultimately bring a representative-only action, only that he had appeared to do so, Parra did not go as far as Leeper.”

“They held that off for another day and said we’re not going to reach that conclusion,” Sherman explained. “They’re saying the plaintiff can plead it however he wants, and basically he does so at his peril. It may be a pleading deficiency that you can challenge with a demur.”

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