Lewis v. Apple American Group CA2/4
Defendant Apple American Group, LLC appeals from an order denying its motion to compel arbitration pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.2. Plaintiff Taelyn Lewis was an employee of defendant. Plaintiff brought an action against defendant pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA; Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.) for various Labor Code violations. Notably, plaintiff brought the PAGA action solely on a representative basis.
Defendant moved to compel arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement between the parties. Plaintiff does not dispute the validity of the arbitration agreement. However, plaintiff asserted the agreement did not apply to the PAGA representative action. The trial court agreed, citing Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC (2014) 59 Cal.4th 348 (Iskanian).
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