Nanavati

Nanavati v. Adecco USA, Inc.

Bad Law

99 F. Supp. 3d 1072·2015 WL 1738152·2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49053

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 13, 2015Case No. 14-cv-04145-BLFCalifornia6,039 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Freeman, J.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION; STAYING ACTION PENDING COMPLETION OF ARBITRATION

[Re: ECF 13]

This lawsuit concerns alleged violations of the California Labor Code committed by defendant Adecco USA, Inc. (“Defendant”). Plaintiff Rajan Nanavati (“Plaintiff’) brings claims on behalf of himself and a putative class of others similarly situated, seeking recompense and penalties in connection with those alleged violations. Plaintiff also seeks to bring a representative action under California’s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”), Cal. Lab.Code § 2698 et seq., which permits statutory penalties for violations of the Labor Code. Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration. Def.’s Mot., ECF 13. The Court heard oral argument on the motion on March 25, 2015. For the reasons stated herein, Defendant’s Motion to Compel Ar-. bitration is GRANTED.

I. BACKGROUND

Defendant is a Delaware Corporation with its corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida. Compl. ¶ 17, ECF 1; Decl. of Virginia Watson ¶ 1, ECF 13-2. Defendant is “one of the largest staffing companies in the United States,” and recruits and employs temporary employees (the…

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