This is an action under the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) and the Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) arising from defendants Google LLC, Google Inc. and Alphabet, Inc.’s (collectively, “Google”) alleged practice of recruiting diverse candidates by misrepresenting the nature of the job they will perform if they are hired, along with its imposition of unlawful confidentiality agreements and other policies on employees.
Before the Court are (1) Google’s motion to stay the third through tenth causes of action in favor of a related case; (2) plaintiff’s motion to compel arbitration of his first and second causes of action; (3) Google’s motion to stay the first and second causes of action pending arbitration; (4) the parties’ joint motion for approval of a settlement of one of plaintiff’s PAGA claims; and (5) plaintiff’s motion for fees, costs, and an incentive payment related to the settlement. The first three motions are opposed.
I. Allegations of the Operative Complaint
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Hearing Date
October 26, 2018
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This is an action under the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) and the Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) arising from defendants Google LLC, Google Inc. and Alphabet, Inc.’s (collectively, “Google”) alleged practice of recruiting diverse candidates by misrepresenting the nature of the job they will perform if they are hired, along with its imposition of unlawful confidentiality agreements and other policies on employees.
Before the Court are (1) Google’s motion to stay the third through tenth causes of action in favor of a related case; (2) plaintiff’s motion to compel arbitration of his first and second causes of action; (3) Google’s motion to stay the first and second causes of action pending arbitration; (4) the parties’ joint motion for approval of a settlement of one of plaintiff’s PAGA claims; and (5) plaintiff’s motion for fees, costs, and an incentive payment related to the settlement. The first three motions are opposed.
I. Allegations of the Operative Complaint
According