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To require employee to arbitrate dispute, employer must prove agreement signed

A California employer that seeks to compel a former employee suing for wrongful termination to arbitrate the dispute rather than proceeding in court must prove the employee agreed to do so.  If the employee will not concede he signed the agreement, the employer must prove he did. 

A recent published California Court of Appeal ruling underscored unique challenges an employer faces when the agreement was signed electronically. 

Click here to read the full article written by SCMV Shareholder Dan Eaton and published in The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Click here for a printable version.

September 13, 2021  |  Categories: News, Employment Law
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