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On April 21, 2021, the Second Appellate District of the Court of
Appeal of the State of California filed an unpublished opinion rejecting Uber s
attempt to enforce an arbitration provision that waived an
employee s right to bring a claim under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). This
statute authorizes aggrieved employees to file lawsuits
to recover civil penalties from employers for violations of the
California labor code.
The plaintiff, Jonathan Gregg, filed a lawsuit against Uber in
August 2018, alleging that the ride-share company willfully
misclassified him as an independent contractor rather than an