Uber, Lyft Face Long Odds to Force Labor Claims Into Arbitration

Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. on Thursday met resistance from California appellate justices, who indicated that state law permits individuals to sue on the state’s behalf for labor law violations even if the workers must arbitrate their individual claims.

In oral arguments for a pair of cases involivng the ride-sharing companies, the Second District Court of Appeal made clear that the last word on state law is the California Supreme Court. The high court hasn’t yet scheduled arguments in a separate case involving Uber, concerning whether a worker who brings labor law violations under the Private Attorneys General Act ...