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Labor/Employment

Nov. 4, 2015

Wage claims must go to arbitration, 2nd District rules

A group of unhappy freight truck drivers who filed wage claims against their contractor with the state must arbitrate them, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Monday.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A group of unhappy freight truck drivers who filed wage claims with the state against their contractor must arbitrate them, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Monday.

A three-judge panel unanimously found that the drivers' claims for unreimbursed business expenses and improper deductions were subject to the Federal Arbitration Act as well as provisions the drivers accepted as part of working w...

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