California Appeals Court Tosses Hospital's Arbitration Bid in Overtime Class Action

A recent case from a California state appeals court reinforces the importance of having counsel review and revise arbitration agreements early and often. In Avery v. Integrated Healthcare Holdiings, the state appellate court affirmed a lower court’s refusal to compel arbitration in an overtime class action involving a hospital management company’s employees, despite several plaintiffs’ acknowledgment that they had signed arbitration agreements. Continue reading this entry at Littler's Healthcare Employment Counsel.

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