Resolution Of PAGA Waiver Issue Reserved For Later Date
Law360, New York (June 5, 2015, 11:36 AM EDT) -- On June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC v. Brown, No. 14-790. The cert petition in Bridgestone arose out of the California Supreme Court's order remanding the case in light of its decision in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles LLC, 59 Cal. 4th 348 (2014). In Iskanian, the California Supreme Court held that a waiver of a representative Private Attorneys General Act claim in an arbitration clause of an employment contract was unenforceable.[1] On Jan. 20, 2015, the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in CLS Transportation Los Angeles LLC v. Iskanian, No. 14-341. Notwithstanding these cert denials, another federal appellate court soon will provide some clarity to the enforceability of PAGA waivers....
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