Employee’s UCL Claim Against Employer Subject To Arbitration, Panel Says, Reverses

(July 30, 2019, 1:26 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California appeals court on July 23 held that an employee' claim against his employer under California Business and Professions Code Section 17200 is arbitrable because Cruz v. PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. and Broughton v. Cigna Healthplans do not bar arbitration ofan unfair competition law (UCL) claim for private injunctive relief or restitution, reversing the lower court in part (Daniel Paul Clifford v. Quest Software Inc., No. G055858, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 3, 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 4873)....