Many employers require employees to sign waivers of a wage and hour class action as part of the arbitration agreement. This requires an employee to have his or her action heard on a singular basis, and the employee cannot participate in a group effort to file a lawsuit or arbitrate. California has attempted to limit and sometimes ban class action waivers multiple times, and in nearly as many times the federal courts have held that federal law has preemption over California law, permitting class action waivers. Whether a class action waiver is enforceable often depends on the type of claim at issue, and the facts and circumstances of the case. With the help of an experienced employment attorney, you can know whether your waiver of a class-action lawsuit is enforceable.