Ex-Winston Lawyer Can’t Be Forced to Arbitrate Job Claims (1)

A former Winston & Strawn LLP intellectual property attorney can litigate—and can’t be forced to arbitrate—her pay, bias, and retaliation claims.

The California Supreme Court during its weekly meeting Feb. 13 declined to review an appellate ruling that the arbitration agreement Constance Ramos signed as an income partner contained unfair provisions that couldn’t be separated from the rest of the agreement. Those provisions included secrecy clauses that would have prevented Ramos from interviewing potential witnesses and requiring her to pay half the costs.

Justice Ming Chin wanted to grant review. The docket doesn’t indicate the reasoning for the justices’ decisions. ...