Uber Case Threatens California’s Crackdown on Unpaid Wages

A case pending in front of the California Supreme Court could further hamper how the state enforces unpaid wage complaints, retaliation threats, and other workplace violations as it struggles with a backlog of claims, according to the state’s labor commissioner.

The upcoming state Supreme Court case in Adolph v. Uber Techs. Inc. will address which kinds of claims under the Private Attorneys General Act, or PAGA, are subject to arbitration if an employee signed such an agreement. The justices will determine whether Uber can force its drivers to arbitrate claims that they were misclassified as contractors—rather than litigate in court—and ...