The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that a claims-limitation provision in employment agreements that shortened to six months the limitations period for employees’ claims regarding their employer’s alleged violations of state wage and hour laws was against public policy and therefore unenforceable.

Robert Half International, Inc. (RHI), was a staffing company that placed temporary employees with its clients. Maria Pellegrino, Nadia Balici, Carolyn Cox, Kelli Maresch, Jennifer McCasland, and James Rossetto (collectively, employees) were employed at various times as account executives by RHI.