Viking River Cruises Inc. v. Moriana, 142 S.Ct. 1906 (2022)
Summary: The FAA “preempts the rule of Iskanian insofar as it precludes division of Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") actions into individual and non-individual claims through an agreement to arbitrate.”
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Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center, No. S261247, 2022 WL 2349762 (Cal. June 30, 2022)
Summary: Res judicata did not bar claims in a class action against a hospital where a staffing agency had previously entered into a class action settlement agreement that did not explicitly release the hospital from all related claims.
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Meza v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co., No. B317119, 2022 WL 2186251 (Cal. Ct. App. June 17, 2022)
Summary: Labor Code section 226(a)(9)’s requirement to list “hourly rates in effect during the pay period and the corresponding number of hours worked at each hourly rate” does not apply to overtime true-up payments that relate to a past pay period.
Facts: Plaintiff Dave Meza filed a class action lawsuit against his former employer, Defendant Pacific Bell Telephone Co., alleging several California Labor Code violations, including failure to provide compliant meal and rest periods and failure to provide accurate wage statements. The trial court: (1) denied class certification as to five meal and rest period classes; (2) granted summary adjudication on the wage statement claim in favor of Defendant; (3) struck Plaintiff’s claim under...
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