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WGIS: Battling PAGA Extortion Through Proactive Risk Management

By Steven Barge-Siever, Esq., Vice President Property and Casualty, WGIS In California, extortion is defined as “1) obtaining property or other consideration from another…induced by a 2) wrongful use of force or fear, or 3) under color of official right.” In many cases, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) litigation has fallen nothing short of extortion ...