Litigation
Jun. 3, 2016
Ruling should give employers pause with arbitration agreements
A recent decision may signal that the tide is again changing in California, and courts may be more likely to refuse to enforce employment arbitration agreements on the basis of procedural or substantive unconscionability. By Kimberly Weddell
Hilary Weddell
Partner
McManis Faulkner APC
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San Jose , CA 95113
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Email: hweddell@mcmanislaw.com
Boston Coll Law School; Newton MA
The 4th District Court of Appeal recently issued its decision in Carbajal v. CWPSC Inc., 2016 DJDAR 2015 (Feb. 26, 2016), invalidating an employment arbitration agreement due to a number of provisions the court considered problematic. The Carbajal decision may signal that the tide is again changing in California, and courts may be more likely to refuse to enforce employment arbitration agreements on the basis of...
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