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Litigation

Jun. 6, 2013

State appellate court rules arbitration pacts unenforceable in state case

Arbitration agreements are unenforceable when employees bring representative lawsuits against companies for certain infractions under the state's Labor Code Private Attorney General Act, the 6th District Court of Appeal ruled.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Arbitration agreements are unenforceable when employees bring representative lawsuits against companies for certain infractions under the state's Labor Code Private Attorney General Act, or PAGA, the 6th District Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday.


The court would not support the arbitration agreement despite the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011 decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion that th...

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