Illegible Fine Print May Not Invalidate Arbitration Agreement
Evangelina Yanez Fuentes applied for a job at Empire Nissan and was given an employment application packet, which included a document titled “Applicant Statement and
Evangelina Yanez Fuentes applied for a job at Empire Nissan and was given an employment application packet, which included a document titled “Applicant Statement and
To establish that a contract is unenforceable because it is unconscionable, the party opposing enforcement must show unfairness both in the procedure by which the
The panel affirmed the district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration filed by Defendant TEKsystems, Inc. (“TEK”) in a putative class action brought
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule in April 2024 banning most non-compete agreements in employment contracts, with an effective date of September
The plaintiffs, Bo Avery, Phoebe Rogers, Kristy Camilleri, and Jill Unverferth, alleged that TEKsystems, a professional staffing agency that places IT consultants with business clients, had
The present action was brought under the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) (Gov. Code, §§ 3560 et seq.), which governs labor relations between public
The Fair Warning Act of 2025, introduced as H.R. 5761 in the 119th Congress, represents a significant proposed overhaul of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining
The California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Cal-WARN), often referred to as the California WARN Act, provides protections for employees in the event of
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act imposes “withdrawal liability”when an employer withdraws from an underfunded multiemployer pension plan. This withdrawal liabilty covers the employer’s share
Plaintiff Teresa Randolph sued her prior employer and several others (collectively, defendants) for claims relating to employment discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, and termination of her employment.