Wage Law

Review has been granted in the class action waiver case of Franco v. Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. (2012) 149 Cal.Rptr.3d 530 (SC S207760/B232583 review granted 2/13/13) in which the Court of Appeal affirmed an order denying a petition to compel arbitration. The court ordered briefing deferred pending its decision in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, S204032 (#12-97), which will address whether AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (2011) 563 U.S. __ [131 S.Ct. 1740, 179 L.Ed.2d 742] impliedly overruled Gentry v. Superior Court (2007) 42 Cal.4th 443 with respect to contractual class action waivers in the context of non-waivable labor law rights.