Legal Opinion
Elijahjuan v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 17, 2012No. B234794PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLIER, J.
The difference between an employee and an independent contractor is significant if for no other reason than employees enjoy benefits not afforded independent contractors. Here, petitioners alleged that real parties in interest misclassified them as independent contractors when they were employees. That allegation underlies every cause of action in this lawsuit.
The sole substantive issue on appeal is whether the parties agreed to arbitrate their dispute. We conclude that the dispute falls outside the arbitration provision, which applies only to disputes regarding the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Olson v. CoryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
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