A California business group has sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom to impose a 90-day moratorium on lawsuits brought under the state’s Private Attorneys General Act in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The letter, sent on Wednesday by the California Business and Industrial Alliance, says so-called PAGA notices continue unabated despite the unprecedented impact the coronavirus has had on employers, particularly those in the health care field. Last week alone, lawyers filed 167 claims under PAGA, which, “while lucrative for trial lawyers, often cost businesses thousands if not millions of dollars in settlement and legal fees,” the letter says.