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Labor/Employment

Jan. 12, 2013

Employment disputes go to class arbitration, for now

Some employers who win the fight to arbitrate might be jumping out of the proverbial frying pan and into the deep-fat fryer: class arbitration.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


When a company faces class action claims from employees, it normally won't hesitate in trying to enforce an arbitration agreement. But some employers who win the fight to arbitrate might be jumping out of the proverbial frying pan into the deep-fat fryer: class arbitration. It happened to VMware Inc., a technology company in Palo Alto that successfully compelled arbitration in an employment dispute with a ...

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