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Chavez v. Alco Harvesting, LLC, 102 Cal. App. 5th 866 (2024)

Plaintiff Maria Chavez’s husband alleged that her husband died due to COVID-19 complications in July 2020, after contracting the disease while working for his employer, Alco Harvesting, LLC.  Per Chavez’s complaint, the company placed Chavez’s husband in “close living quarters” that precluded social distancing and “facilitated the transmission of COVID-19.”  Alco allegedly became…

Hernandez v. Sohnen Enterprises, Inc., 102 Cal. App. 5th 222 (2024)

In this decision, the Court of Appeal held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.97, which requires that an employer pay (and the arbitrator receive) all arbitration fees that are owed within 30 days or face an automatic “waiver” of the right to arbitrate.  The Court…