Authentication, Arbitration Agreements

Another Blow to E-Signed Arbitration Agreements in California

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 7/24/2024

Over the last decade, the use of e-signatures has become the norm for human resources departments when onboarding new employees. The advent of resources like DocuSign, Taleo, BabooHR, and others have made this process simple,...more

California Court of Appeals Suggests Electronic Signatures Require Additional Proof for Authentication

Troutman Pepper on 2/8/2023

On January 19, a California Court of Appeals issued a decision calling into question the evidentiary value of electronic signatures. Dicta in the opinion directly contradicts a previous ruling in Gamboa v. Northeast Community...more

Key California Employment Law Cases: December 2019

Payne & Fears on 1/9/2020

This month's key California employment law cases involve disability discrimination, wage and hour, and arbitration agreements enforcement. Doe v. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation, No. E071224, 2019 WL 6907515 (Cal....more

California Appeals Court Provides Guidance on the Use of Electronic Signatures by Employees

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/27/2016

In many companies, new employees sign key documents and policies—including arbitration agreements—with the use of electronic signatures. There has been a growing trend in litigation brought by former employees to challenge...more

Class Actions and the Continued Significance of Arbitration Agreements

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity on 4/12/2016

The recently released Carlton Fields 2016 Class Action Survey reports that class actions are up for the first time in four years. While data privacy class actions still make up a relatively small portion of class action...more

California Court Rules on Whether to Compel Arbitration Where Employer Could Not Authenticate Employee’s Electronic Signature

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/2/2015

Ruiz v. Moss Bros. Auto Group., Inc., No.E057529 (December 23, 2014): Challenges to the validity and enforcement of arbitration agreements continue to be a hotly litigated area of California wage and hour law, specifically...more

No Arbitration Where Employer Was Unable To Authenticate Employee's Electronic Signature on Arbitration Agreement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/8/2015

The California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, recently affirmed an order denying a petition to compel arbitration where the employer failed to present sufficient evidence that the employee electronically signed an...more

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