In an important decision on employment arbitration agreements with pre-dispute class and collective action waivers, in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation of Los Angeles1 the California Supreme Court held that U.S. Supreme Court precedent abrogated the California Supreme Court's prior decision in Gentry v. Superior Court,2 and that a state's refusal to enforce a class waiver on grounds of a state public policy or unconscionability is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.read more http://www.littler.com/publication-press/publication/class-action-waivers-good-california-paga-waivers-perhaps