Vasserman v. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

Opinion

COLLINS, J.—

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Tanya Vasserman sued her former employer, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital (the Hospital), for violations of the Labor Code and other statutes relating to meal and rest breaks, unpaid wages, and unpaid overtime compensation. The Hospital argued that the collective bargaining agreement relevant to Vasserman’s employment required her to arbitrate her claims. The trial court denied the Hospital’s motion to compel arbitration, and the Hospital appealed.

We affirm. The dispute before us is not over Vasserman’s substantive rights, but instead the forum in…