Shugars
Shugars v. Walmart Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CRYSTAL SHUGARS, et al., Case No. 24-cv-02765-EKL
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. COMPEL ARBITRATION AND
MOTION TO STAY
WALMART INC., Re: Dkt. No. 7 Defendant.
12 Plaintiffs Niccol Le’Roy and Crystal Shugars, two Walmart “Spark Drivers,” allege that Defendant Walmart Inc. (“Walmart”) willfully misclassified them as independent contractors. Plaintiffs assert violations of the California Labor Code and the California Unfair Competition Law. Walmart moves to compel arbitration of all claims except for Shugars’ representative Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claim, which Walmart requests to stay pending arbitration. The Court carefully reviewed the parties’ briefs and heard oral argument on November 6, 2024. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion to compel arbitration and STAYS the action while arbitration is pending. I. BACKGROUND1 Walmart is a national retailer known for offering “Everyday Low Prices…