Labor/Employment
Dec. 13, 2012
Workers face uphill battle in circumventing arbitration agreements
With the U.S. Supreme Court's 2012 decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, employers are playing with a strengthened hand when compelling arbitration.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a lawsuit against her former employer, Nicki Capachi has not yet had a chance to test her disability discrimination claims in court. That's because uncertainty over arbitration agreements, and whether they can ever be dismissed as unfair, has taken her case to the 3rd District Court of Appeal. She's in good company. Plaintiffs' lawyers say many employment suits are facing motions to compel arbit...
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