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Litigation & Arbitration

Aug. 23, 2023

Workers want employer’s appeal declared frivolous

The company’s counsel argued that the workers signed written franchise agreements that had arbitration clauses to cover the claims in the litigation.

Janitorial employees asked a San Francisco federal judge Tuesday to declare their employer’s appeal frivolous, calling the move an attempt to stall or avoid an upcoming damages trial.

The company on Monday appealed Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup’s decision denying Jan-Pro’s motion to compel arbitration.

Alsup had ruled the same day that the company, which is accused of misclassifying its workers as in...

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