Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 596 U.S. ___ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case related to the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act.
California's Private Attorneys General Act allows employees to assert the interests of a group of similarly situated individuals in court.
Los Angeles, LLC decision, the Supreme Court of California held the rationale of Concepcion did not extend to FAA preemption of PAGA claims.
After Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, which reiterated the FAA's preemption of most state laws opposing arbitration, corporations again questioned the viability of PAGA claims.
Her employment contract included an arbitration clause, but after she left Viking, she sued the company under PAGA, alleging violations of the California Labor Code.