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Labor/Employment

Aug. 29, 2003

9th Circuit Puts Its Own Spin On 'Armendariz' in New Cases

Focus Column - Employment Law - By Richard H. Rahm - Three years ago, the state Supreme Court, in Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services Inc. , 24 Cal.4th 83 (2000), held that mandatory pre-dispute employment arbitration agreements are enforceable, provided that they meet five procedural requirements and are not otherwise unconscionable. In so doing, Armendariz provided something of a blueprint that employers could follow in order to draft enforceable arbitration agreements.

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