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Labor/Employment

Mar. 23, 2000

No Conscience

^^Employment Law^^ No Conscience Court Holds One-Sided Agreement Between Circuit City and Employee Unenforceable Ultimately, the California Supreme Court is likely to weigh in and provide guidance on this issue of compulsory arbitration agreements.

By Terry J. Chapko
        In the recent case of Ramirez v. Circuit City Stores Inc., 76 Cal.App.4th 1229 (1999), the 1st District Court of Appeal addressed the question of whether to enforce an agreement requiring employees to pursue any and all claims relating to their employment through binding arbitration, rather than through the courts. This issue has been the subject of muc...

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