Is an arbitration clause in an employment agreement enforceable?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from St. John's Emergency Physicians, Inc. v. Revcycle+, Inc., B283383 (Cal. App. 2018):
The medical group relies on one such case, Trivedi v. Curexo Technology Corp. (2010) 189 Cal.App.4th 387,1 noting the court there held an arbitration clause in an employment agreement was procedurally unconscionable because the agreement was prepared by the employer, the agreement was never explained to the employee, the arbitration clause was a mandatory part of the agreement, and the employee was not
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