Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Arbitration as a condition of employment
My wife works at a pre-school/daycare company. The company recently distributed a policies and procedures manual that included an attachment called "Arbitration Agreement". It specifies that all employees must agree to solving all employment disputes via arbitration. Employees will not be allowed to bring their claim in court or to a jury, but will be heard solely in arbitration. It further says they must agree to this policy as a condition of employment. Question: Can they legally let you go if you don't agree to this?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Arbitration Agreements allowed
The basic answer is Yes. The general rule in California is that employees are at will and can be terminated for any reason that does not violate a specific law or public policy.
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