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EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: A "CLASS" OF THEIR OWN
The United States Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion allows parties to avoid arbitrating class action claims. The Court overturned an earlier California Supreme Court decision, in which the state court held class action waivers in arbitration agreements were unenforceable. The U.S. Supreme Court based its decision on the Federal Arbitration Act's ("FAA") mandate that parties be given the freedom to choose the scope of agreements to arbitrate.
News From the California Class Action Front – Emerging Defenses to Wage Statement Claims . . . But Hold On to Your Seats
California appellate courts have recently offered some relief to employers issuing wage statements that fail to comply with the state’s hyper-technical content requirements. At the same time, California courts have given the green light to class action lawsuits based on violations of relatively obscure provisions of the state’s Wage Orders. California’s 17 Wage Orders, which are industry or occupation specific, govern workplace conditions ranging from temperature to seating. The good news is that compliance with California’s wage statement and Wage Order requirements can be easily targeted for auditing.
