Alternative Dispute Resolution
Oct. 29, 2015
Transportation workers can drive away from enforceable pre-dispute arbitration deals: appellate panel
A state appellate panel ruled on Monday that per U.S. Supreme Court precedent, truck drivers can file class action lawsuits against their employer, even if they have contractually waived that right.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In contrast to every other worker type, transportation employees in California can escape enforcement of pre-dispute arbitration agreements that stipulate they will not file class actions, a state appellate panel ruled on Monday.
The published 2nd Appellate District decision lets former Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP truck driver Mario Garrido go forward with a class action against his old em...
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