Labor/Employment
Feb. 12, 2011
Companies May Lose Out in Labor Disputes
Proposed legislation would prohibit out-of-state employers with California workers from requiring workers to waive their right to litigate employment disputes in California.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
It happens more often than California employees might think. They sign a contract agreement with their employer containing a litigation waiver, only to realize later they have to travel to New York, Florida or Massachusetts to file a discrimination claim or other workplace complaint.
In a state bill introduced this week, employment lawyers are backing a revived effort to kill such waivers. Introduced ...
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