Camberos

I. BACKGROUND

A. Camberos’s Operative Complaint

Camberos alleged that JJ Nguyen, his employer from July 2019 to July 2022, violated various wage and hour laws. Camberos alleged eight causes of action. The first six were class action claims for Labor Code and wage order violations involving (1) meal periods; (2) rest periods; (3) minimum and overtime wages; (4) itemized wage statements; (5) waiting time penalties; and (6) reimbursement of business expenses. The seventh was a representative claim under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA; Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.), predicated on Labor Code violations. The eighth was a claim under the unfair competition law (UCL; Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.), predicated on Labor Code and wage order violations.

B. JJ Nguyen’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and Appeal

JJ Nguyen moved under Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.2 for an order (1) compelling Camberos to arbitrate his individual claims and (2) staying the trial court proceedings on class and representative claims until the conclusion of that arbitration.1 JJ Nguyen relied on a declaration from counsel attesting to foundational facts and attaching the…