https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/02/04/opinion-why-states-well-intentioned-paga-labor-law-needs-reform/

Eight billion dollars. That’s the amount of money trial attorneys have leveraged from California employers over the last six years in Private Attorneys General Act settlements.

Employees rarely see that money, though. They generally take home a minimum amount while attorneys keep hundreds of thousands of dollars for themselves.