Federal Judge Compels Arbitration Of Wage And Hour Claims Against Employer

Mealey's (December 11, 2015, 1:49 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on Dec. 10 refused an employer's request to transfer a case filed against it by a former employee who asserts causes of action for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and California's Private Attorneys' General Act of 2004 (PAGA) but found that the PAGA claim must be arbitrated (Anh BUI, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., No. 15-cv-1397, S.D. Calif.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165878)....