Case: Discrimination/Hiring (Cal. Ct. App., 5th Dist.)

A California trial court wrongly disregarded Charter Communications Inc.'s evidence that a Seventh-Day Adventist job applicant agreed to arbitration as part of its online application process, and the company must get another chance to prove he agreed to pursue his religious bias claims out of court, the California Court of Appeal ruled. The trial court erroneously held that Charter was required to authenticate its purported arbitration pact as part of its initial motion to compel, the appeals court said, and erred when it refused to consider a supplemental affidavit and exhibits Charter offered after the applicant opposed the motion to ...