No. 20-1787

YourMechanic, Inc. v. Jonathan Provost

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2021-06-23
Status: Dismissed
Type: Paid
Tags: arbitrability california-labor-code delegation-clause federal-arbitration-act independent-contractor paga representative-claims
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Whether the FAA requires enforcement of a bilateral arbitration agreement that includes a pre-dispute waiver of representative claims, including under PAGA.

(2) Whether under the FAA a dispute regarding the arbitrability of a plaintiff's independent contractor classification in a PAGA action must be resolved by an arbitrator pursuant to a valid and enforceable delegation clause.

(3) Whether under the FAA a dispute regarding a plaintiff's independent contractor classification is a private contractual dispute that must be arbitrated before the plaintiff may pursue a PAGA action as an "aggrieved employee" where the parties have agreed to arbitrate that threshold dispute.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the FAA requires enforcement of a bilateral arbitration agreement that includes a pre-dispute waiver of representative claims, including under PAGA

Docket Entries

2021-08-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-11
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
2021-08-09
Stipulation for dismissal under Rule 46 filed.
2021-06-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 23, 2021)

Attorneys

YourMechanic, Inc.
Sophia BehniaLittler Mendelson, P.C., Petitioner