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Case Name | Wisdom v. AccentCare | |
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Date | 01/03/2012 | |
Note | An employer's arbitration agreement was unenforceable because it was procedurally and substantively unconscionable. | |
Citation | C065744 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 38412012 CA |
WISDOM v. AccentCARE, INC. MELISSA WISDOM et al. , Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. AccentCare, INC. et al. , Defendants and Appellants. Four of the six plaintiffs, Norma and Katrina Rodriguez, Batseba Escoto, and Jessica Bondi, signed acknowledgment forms when they applied for employment with AccentCare. I further agree, in the event that I am hired by AccentCare, that all disputes that cannot be resolved by informal internal resolution which might arise out of my employment with AccentCare, whether during or after that employment, will be submitted to binding arbitration. "*fn1 Two of the plaintiffs, Melissa Wisdom and Vanessa Rodriguez, did not sign any arbitration agreement. Although this agreement had a date and signature line for both the employee and AccentCare, only the employee (Bondi) signed the agreement.
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