Labor/Employment
Oct. 30, 2017
Appellate court agrees that company arbitration agreement is unreasonable
An appellate court has affirmed a trial judge’s decision that a company’s arbitration agreement is unconscionable and unenforceable, and that an employee cannot be compelled to arbitrate her wrongful termination and retaliation claims.
An appellate court affirmed a trial judge’s decision that a company’s employee arbitration agreement is unconscionable and unenforceable.
Maya Baxter sued Genworth North America Corp. alleging she was fired because of racial discrimination and retaliation for leaving work to care for her ill mother. Maya Baxter v. Genworth North America Corporation et al., Contra Costa County Super. Ct., MSC14-01627 (filed Aug. 26, 2014).
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