Apr. 29, 2021
Employer’s bid for arbitration denied based on unauthenticated e-signature
A recent appellate decision provides us with important guidance on how courts will weigh evidence and determine the credibility of witnesses when deciding whether an electronic signature is or is not valid.
Patrick J. Wingfield
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Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney
Email: pwingfield@mpbf.com
California Western SOL; San Diego CA
Patrick focuses on business and corporate, employment, and real estate law, with a particular emphasis in the restaurant and hospitality industry.
Abraham M. Andrade
Associate
Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney
Email: AAndrade@MPBF.com
UC Hastings COL; San Francisco CA
Abraham represents clients in civil, criminal, and business disputes in state and federal court.
In this day and age of remote work, employers are constantly relying on technology to communicate with its employees, reduce paper, and memorialize its employees’ agreements and acknowledgments of company policies and procedures. Since the inception of California’s e-signature law, the use of electronic signatures has been widely adopted. However, there continues to be a question as to what lengths an employer must go to in order to ensure its employees’ electronic si...
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