Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable, 3rd DCA Rules

An employer's arbitration agreement was unenforceable because it was procedurally and substantively unconscionable, California's 3rd District Court of Appeal concluded. The 3rd District Court of Appeal issued a published opinion in the case of Wisdom v. AccentCare, affirming a trial court's decision stating that an employer's published decision was procedurally and substantively unconscionable. AccentCare, the employer in the case, had sought to force a lawsuit filed by a number of plaintiff employees into binding arbitration. The plaintiffs had filed a complaint for damages, i...