Alerts7.18.23
Adolph v. Uber Technologies: What California Employers Need to Know
Highlights
The plaintiffs do not lose standing when individual California Private Attorneys General Act claims are sent to arbitration
The holding is based on PAGA’s language and broad remedial purpose
Look for more “non-individual” PAGA claims to be stayed pending determination in arbitration concerning whether a plaintiff is an “aggrieved employee”
In the long-awaited Adolph v. Uber Technologies case, the California Supreme Court held that a plaintiff whose individual California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims are compelled to arbitration is not stripped of standing to litigate non-individual claims in court. The impacts of this decision will be felt immediately across the Golden State.
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