Olvera
Olvera v. El Pollo Loco, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Croskey, J.
El Pollo Loco, Inc. (El Pollo Loco), appeals the denial of its motion to compel arbitration of a complaint filed by Carlos Olvera. The trial court determined that the employment arbitration agreement was procedurally and substantively unconscionable. El Pollo Loco contends (1) the arbitration agreement is neither procedurally nor substantively unconscionable; (2) the class arbitration waiver is not unenforceable under the rule from Gentry v. Superior Court (2007) 42 Cal.4th 443 [ 64 Cal.Rptr.3d 773 , 165 P.3d 556 ] (Gentry); and (3) the overruling of its evidentiary objections was error. We conclude that El Pollo Loco has shown no prejudicial error and affirm the order.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
1. Factual Background
Olvera was the general manager of a restaurant owned and operated by El Pollo Loco. El Pollo Loco distributed written materials to its employees in June 2003. The first page of the materials bore an El Pollo Loco logo with no other text. The second page showed a chart entitled “BENEFITS,” with six columns headed “Part time Crew,” “Full time crew 6+ months,” “Full time crew 18+ months,” “Shift Supervisor,” “Restaurant Manager,” and “General…