Supply Companies Get Warehouse Worker Claim Sent to Arbitration

A wholesale grocery warehouse worker must arbitrate his individual allegations under a unique California law allowing employees to step into the state’s enforcement shoes.

Plaintiff Travis Shanley signed agreements to arbitrate any wage-and-hour claims against C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC and subsidiary Tracy Logistics LLC, the US District Court for the Eastern District of California said in an order filed Thursday. Athough he qualifies for a federal arbitration exemption for transportation workers, state law still requires him to arbitrate his individual Private Attorneys General Act allegations, the court said.

Shanley worked for Tracy selecting perishable goods orders at a warehouse in ...