Postmates Faces Post-Adolph Headwinds in PAGA Court Arguments

Postmates Inc. on Monday sought to convince a California appellate court that a former courier must arbitrate whether she has standing to pursue claims under a unique law allowing individuals to step into the state’s shoes and sue for labor law violations.

Bradley J. Hamburger, a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner representing Postmates, said the first step is for an arbitrator to determine whether plaintiff Barbara Decker is an aggrieved employee under the Private Attorneys General Act, which permits employees to file Labor Code violation allegations on the state’s behalf. And that requires maintaining a lower ...