Kim v. Reins Internat. Cal., Inc.

Summary

The court held that an employee does not lose standing to pursue civil penalties under PAGA merely because the employee settles and dismisses individual Labor Code claims. PAGA standing depends on whether the plaintiff was employed by the alleged violator and subjected to at least one alleged violation, not on whether an individual injury or claim remains unresolved. The court also held that the settlement and dismissal did not preclude the separately preserved PAGA claim, so it reversed and remanded.