Sanchez

I. BACKGROUND

River Valley is an agricultural company that hires seasonal workers, including plaintiffs, to harvest fruit. “[O]nboarding” of seasonal workers is done in the fields. In-field onboarding includes presentation of an orientation video, the employee handbook, and the electronic execution of arbitration agreements. River Valley’s practice is to require all seasonal hires, including rehires, to accept arbitration agreements. At the end of each harvest season, River Valley terminates the workers’ employment. Plaintiffs each worked three harvest seasons for River Valley, in 2020, 2021, and 2022. River Valley produced only arbitration agreements purportedly accepted by Gutierrez in the 2020 and 2021 harvest seasons and by Lopez in the 2020 season.2 The arbitration agreements define their scope as covering claims “that arise[] from . . . your employment or the termination of your employment” and involve “any pending matter concerning your employment or the termination of your employment,” including matters concerning “any enforceability [sic] or breach of this employee handbook[3] or any alleged employment contract/agreement, and/or any dispute or claim that arises out of…