Supreme Court of the United States

Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana

June 15, 2022596 U.S. 639

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts California's rule that bars contractual division of PAGA actions into individual and non‑individual claims, allowing arbitration of the individual claim, but it does not preempt the rule prohibiting wholesale waivers of PAGA standing. Consequently, the individual PAGA claim must be arbitrated and the remaining non‑individual claims are dismissed for lack of standing.