Appellate Practice,
California Courts of Appeal,
California Supreme Court,
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar. 25, 2015
9th Circuit could soon rule on PAGA waiver legality
Three appeals ready for argument call on the 9th Circuit to decide the same issue confronted by the state Supreme Court in Iskanian: whether the FAA requires courts to enforce PAGA waivers.
Felix Shafir
Partner
Horvitz & Levy LLP
Appellate Law
Email: fshafir@horvitzlevy.com
Felix's practice focuses on the defense of class and representative actions.
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), placed significant constraints on state laws limiting the enforceability of arbitration agreements governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). After Concepcion, California courts disagreed over the enforceability of arbitration provisions waiving representative actions brought under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), which permits employees to bring representative civil actions against employers to recover pen...
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