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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jun. 5, 2015

Circuit appears split on PAGA exemption

A 9th Circuit panel weighed in on whether Private Attorneys General Act claims are exempt from pre-dispute arbitration agreements, an issue that many believe will wind its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.


By Matthew Blake


Daily Journal Staff Writer


PASADENA - Weighing in on an issue that has consumed the state's employment lawyers
in the past year, a federal appellate panel appeared split Wednesday as to whether
claims brought under the state's Private Attorney Generals Act are exempt from pre-dispute
arbitration agreements.


During oral arguments in thre...

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