“Substantial Compliance Is Not Enough: A Cautionary Ruling For Employment Arbitration Actions”

Jared Slater of Ervin Cohen & Jessup has this article, available at JD Supra, discussing the California Court of Appeal decision in Espinoza v. Superior Court, in which the court rejected an employer’s attempt to arbitrate a dispute based on the untimely submission of a filing fee. Although the lower court had found the delayContinue reading ““Substantial Compliance Is Not Enough: A Cautionary Ruling For Employment Arbitration Actions””

“Court Holds That Arbitrator Must Decide Whether Partner Is An Employee”

JD Supra has published this article by Keith Bishop of Allen Matkins, discussing a California court’s decision in Zhang v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County. As the article explains, the court was confronted with the issue of whether a law firm partner should be construed as an employee for purposes of a CaliforniaContinue reading ““Court Holds That Arbitrator Must Decide Whether Partner Is An Employee””