Legal Opinion
Sonic-Calabasas A, Inc. v. Moreno
California Supreme Court
Decided October 17, 2013No. S174475PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LIU, J.
In Sonic-Calabasas A, Inc. v. Moreno (2011) 51 Cal.4th 659 [121 Cal.Rptr.3d 58, 247 P.3d 130] (Sonic I), we held as a categorical rule that it is contrary to public policy and unconscionable for an employer to require an employee, as a condition of employment, to waive the right to a Berman hearing, a dispute resolution forum established by the Legislature to assist employees in recovering wages owed. We further held that our rule prohibiting waiver of a Berman hearing does not discriminate against arbitration agreements and is therefore not preempted by the Federal Arbitration…
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