Sacramento Employment Lawyer | Arkady Itkin
Effective Representation In Employment and Wrongful Termination Cases for Workers and Businesses
Winning nearly $1 million in employment damages is a substantial result. Obtaining that award in mandatory arbitration makes it particularly noteworthy: research has found lower employee win rates and smaller awards in that setting than in employment cases tried in court. In a reported California employment arbitration, Ms. Lee obtained $932,550 in economic damages, plus Read More …
Both California and federal law favor the enforcement of valid arbitration agreements. But, courts will not enforce an arbitration agreement that is unconscionable. Unconscionability refers to absence of meaningful choice on the part of one of the parties together with the contract terms which are unreasonably favorable to the other party. ( Baltazar v Forever Read More …
If you have to submit your employment or wrongful termination case to a binding arbitration due to signing an arbitration agreement with the employer, you probably already know that this means that a single person – the arbitrator – will be deciding your case, and not a jury of 12 like it would be in Read More …