Tentative ruling issued by Judge MICHAEL MATTICE on Jan. 24, 2019 in Solano County, CA - Case no: xxxxx095

Motion by Defendant to Compel Arbitration and Stay Judicial Proceedings TENTATIVE RULING
The law is generally in favor of enforcing arbitration agreements, even in employment contracts, unless the provisions are so clearly in favor of the employer they should not be enforced. AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion [“Concepcion”) (2011) 562 U.S. 333; Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC (2014) 59 Cal.4th 348; Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc. (2000) 24 Cal.4th 83.
Armendariz identified 5 requirements for a valid arbitration of employment dispute agreement. Such an agreement "(1) provides for neutral arbitrators, (2) provides for more than minimal discovery, (3) requires a written award, (4) provides for all of the types of relief that would otherwise be available in court, and (5) does not require employees to pay either unreasonable costs or any arbitrators' fees or expenses as a condition of access to the arbitration forum. Id. at 102.
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