Lowe’s Gets Mixed Bag in Effort to Arbitrate Employees’ Claims

Two employees who were part of a joint action pursuing wage and hour claims against Lowe’s Home Centers LLC may not have to arbitrate their claims against the retailer, despite the fact most of the other named plaintiffs from the original class action do, a federal court said.

Both employees may challenge the existence of the arbitration agreements they allegedly signed, though in different forums, Judge Linda Lopez of the US District Court for the Southern District of California said Oct. 13. A labor claim under California’s Private Attorney Generals Act by a third employee also received special attention from ...