The California Supreme Court has granted review in the Konig case pending the decision in Gentry. As we wrote here and here, any reliance on the law of those cases before review by the Supreme Court was and is premature.
The question presented may be framed as "[w]hether a class action waiver contained in an employment agreement between is enforceable under standards set forth in Discover Bank v. Superior Court (2005) 36 Cal.4th 148, 156," but ultimately, these rulings will have profound meaning for the scope of what is and what is not conscionable in employment contracts. As such, you can expect strong push-back on this one, including from the legislature.
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