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California Employer Waived Right to Compel Arbitration

July 6, 2020

Via: SHRM
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Even though an employee and employer entered into an agreement to arbitrate employment disputes, the employer’s participation in proceedings before the California Labor Commissioner constituted a waiver of the employer’s right to compel arbitration of the employee’s claim against it, a California appellate court ruled.

The employee worked for the employer as a sales representative from 2009 to 2016. In June 2017, he filed a complaint against the employer with the Labor Commissioner’s Office for $22,000 in commissions, plus penalties and interest.

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