California’s PAGA Showdown Arrives Via Uber at State’s Top Court

California’s Supreme Court is set to address whether workers compelled to arbitrate issues with their employers can still represent their peers in enforcement suits filed under the state’s unique Private Attorneys General Act.

The long-running fight pitting Uber Technologies Inc., against worker rights advocates is teed up for oral argument before the high court on Tuesday, with both sides looking for clarity, if not outright resolution, of the issue.

California’s 20-year-old PAGA deputizes workers to sue on the state’s behalf for labor law violations. Any recoveries under the statute for violations such as failing to pay overtime is split ...