In a victory for California employers, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires enforcement of arbitration agreements that waive an employee’s right to bring individual Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims.
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In a landmark 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana (No. 20-1573, June 15, 2022), provided California employers with much needed relief from the.
The US Supreme Court has issued its highly anticipated opinion in Viking River Cruises Inc. v. Moriana, on whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California law that.
Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, SCOTUS held that FAA preempts Court’s central holding in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, that actions brought under the California Labor Code PAGA could not be divided into individual and representative claims.