Labor/Employment,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Sep. 3, 2015
Arbitration agreements must be fair to employees
A Court of Appeal recently held that an agreement to arbitrate that an employee was required to sign on her first day of work was both procedurally and substantively unconscionable.
Gene F. Williams
Senior Counsel
Gordon & Rees LLP
Phone: (213) 270-7831
Email: gfwilliams@grsm.com
UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA
In a decision that provides substantial guidance to employers seeking to impose arbitration agreements on its employees, the 1st District Court of Appeal recently held that an arbitration agreement that an employee was required to sign on her first day of work was both procedurally and substantively unconscionable.
In Carlson v. Home Team Pest Defense Inc., 2015 DJDAR 9447 (Aug. 17, 2015), the Court of Appeal upheld the trial court'...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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