Legal Opinion
Pinela v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 2015No. A137520PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STREETER, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs Bernadette Tanguilig and Juan Carlos Pinela brought this putative class action against their former employer, Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (NMG), alleging violations of the Labor Code, and NMG moved to compel arbitration. The trial court initially ordered arbitration of all of Pinela’s claims except his claim under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) (Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.), but later reconsidered its order and denied the motion, concluding the arbitration agreement at issue is illusory. On appeal, NMG argues (1) the court…
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