California enacted its anti-SLAPP (i.e., Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute to provide a procedural remedy early in litigation to dispose of lawsuits that are brought to chill the valid exercise of constitutional rights. In the employment context, an anti-SLAPP motion most often is used to attack a defamation cause of action, but it can apply to any cause of action regardless of title, so long as it comes within the four types of protected speech.
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Four Big Benefits to Bringing an Anti-SLAPP Motion in a California Employment Lawsuit Posted on: June 21, 2022 In: Labor & Employment
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