Things To Look Out For When Signing New Hire Documents

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Things To Look Out For When Signing New Hire
Documents
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If you have signed new hire documents without
actually looking what you were signing, chances
are that you gave up your rights to sue your
employer if wrongfully terminated. In other
words, you signed an arbitration agreement, which
your employer most likely included in the
employment contract, which lets be honest
you didnt even read.
Most people opt to not read the employment
contract or read it not too carefully, which is
why things like that happen. So what is an
arbitration agreement? And does it mean that just
because you signed it you will never be able to
get compensated if wrongfully terminated? Well,
not necessarily.
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Is Arbitration Agreement A Bad Thing?
If you believe that you were discriminated in the
workplace or were wrongfully terminated, you will
not be able to pursue legal action against your
employer in court if you signed the arbitration
agreement. Before you freak out, theres still a
way to get compensation for wrongful termination
or discrimination.
If you signed an arbitration agreement, your
claim will be decided by a third party arbitrator
(usually a retired jury or attorney hired
individually or through an arbitration service).
By signing an arbitration agreement, you
basically agree to submit any employment-related
disputes to an arbitrator.
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Your case will be settled by the process of
arbitration, which is an alternative to filing a
lawsuit in court. Is this alternative more or
less fair to an employee? To tell you the truth,
the arbitration process does have its
disadvantages, which is why your employer chose
to include the arbitration agreement in new hire
documents in the first place.
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Disadvantages Of Arbitration
Many of my clients have been forced to resolve
employment-related disputes through arbitration
after signing an arbitration agreement. From my
personal experience dealing with hundreds of
wrongful termination claims in court, I can
outline the disadvantages of arbitration for an
employee

• You can potentially be fired for refusing to sign
  an arbitration agreement if youre an at-will
  employee (and you wont be able to do anything
  about it)
• Refusing to sign an arbitration agreement may
  reduce or cancel out your chances of landing a job

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While in trial your wrongful termination or other
employment-related case would be heard in front
of juries, which in California and all over the
U.S. are inclined to be predisposed to ruling in
favor of employees, in case of arbitration your
case will be heard and decided by only one
person
An arbitrator usually follows the employment laws
exactly and cannot be swayed by emotions or
sympathy to an employee
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An arbitrator usually requests less evidence and
documents, which can be a bad thing if you have
collected tons of convincing evidence allegedly
proving discrimination or wrongful termination
Arbitration decisions cannot be appealed. Its
practically impossible to get higher courts to
get a second look at the arbitration decision.
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It may be quite difficult to win an arbitration
process if you believe your employer has
wrongfully terminated you or discriminated
against you. But as practice shows, its possible
to get the arbitrator decide in your favor if you
know what youre doing. Given that you cant
submit much evidence to the arbitrator, its
vital to know what kind of evidence brings you
most winning points. Here at the Rager Law
Offices, they follow tried-and-true methods that
have helped hundreds of their clients win
arbitration cases and obtain millions of dollars
for wrongful termination and discrimination. Call
their offices at 310-527-6994 for a free initial
consultation.
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