Tuesday, by a two-to-one vote, the Ninth Circuit joined the California Supreme Court in holding that Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims are an exception to the Federal Arbitration Act. In Sakkab v. Luxottica Retail...more
10/1/2015
/ Arbitration ,
AT&T Mobility ,
AT&T Mobility v Concepcion ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
CLS Transportation ,
En Banc Review ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Iskanian ,
Iskanian v CLS Transportation ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)
Yesterday, by a two-to-one vote, the Ninth Circuit joined the California Supreme Court in holding that Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims are an exception to the Federal Arbitration Act. In Sakkab v. Luxottica Retail...more
9/30/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
AT&T Mobility ,
AT&T Mobility v Concepcion ,
CA Supreme Court ,
CLS Transportation ,
Collective Actions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
En Banc Review ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Iskanian ,
Iskanian v CLS Transportation ,
Preemption ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Wage and Hour
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant review in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, leaving in place a California Supreme Court holding that pre-dispute arbitration agreements cannot require...more
1/23/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Iskanian v CLS Transportation ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Trucking Industry