California Appeals Panel Says Franchisee’s Job Applicant Didn’t Consent To Arbitration

(November 14, 2016, 8:18 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appeals panel on Nov. 9 affirmed denial of a Taco Bell Corp. franchisee’s motion to compel arbitration in a case alleging that it violated various wage and work condition requirements in the state Labor Code, saying that a job applicant who filled out a Taco Bell application form was not consenting to arbitrate with the franchisee because the franchisee’s name was nowhere on the application (Jesus Mendoza v. Century Fast Foods Inc., No. B267158, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 8; 2016 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8090)....