Paratransit Driver Waived Class Claims, Must Arbitrate Wage Case

A paratransit services driver must arbitrate his wage-and-hour claims against California Transit Inc. because federal law applies, making the class action waiver he signed enforceable, a California state appellate court said.

The Federal Arbitration Act blocks application of a state high court ruling making some class action waivers unenforceable because the agreement here involves interstate commerce, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appelate District, said on July 15. The ...