Excerpt: ...ion to Compel Arbitration on or about May 7, 2020, and Plaintiff filed an amended Complaint on May 8, 2020, adding the PAGA claims. The Court granted Defendant's Motion to Compel Arbitration and the parties proceeded to arbitration on the individual claims. The Court did not stay the PAGA claims which proceeded concurrently in this Court. The operative Second Amended Complaint alleges causes of action for various FEHA and wage and hour violations...

Excerpt: ...T Background This is an employment action arising out of Plaintiff Ivan Mercado's (“Plaintiff”) employment with Defendant New Alliance Insurance Brokers, Inc. (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that he was issued several written warnings for his job performance after he informed his supervisors that he would be taking FMLA/CFRA baby bonding leave. He then alleges that he was harassed and retaliated against and subsequently terminated becaus...