Labor/Employment
May 17, 2013
IT company's bid to compel arbitration denied
Northern District Judge William Alsup on Wednesday denied a motion to compel arbitration from Bay Area IT distributor Ma Laboratories Inc. in an employment lawsuit over unpaid overtime.
By Laura Hautala
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Northern District Judge William Alsup on Wednesday denied a motion to compel arbitration from Bay Area IT distributor Ma Laboratories Inc. in an employment lawsuit over unpaid overtime.
Alsup ruled that California contract law rendered the arbitration agreement unenforceable, despite federal public policy that broadly protects such agreements from challenges under state laws.
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