Legal Opinion

Correia v. NB Baker Elec., Inc.

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided February 25, 2019No. D073798PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHaller, J.

*608Plaintiffs Mark Correia and Richard Stow sued their former employer, NB Baker Electric, Inc. (Baker), alleging wage and hour violations and seeking civil penalties under the Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (PAGA). ( *179Lab. Code, § 2699 et seq. )1 Baker responded by petitioning for arbitration under the parties' arbitration agreement. The agreement provided that arbitration shall be the exclusive forum for any dispute and prohibited employees from bringing a "representative action."

The trial court granted the arbitration petition on all causes of action except for the PAGA claim. On the…

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