Garcia

Filed 12/29/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

ROSEANA GARCIA, 2d Civ. No. B307371 (Super. Ct. No. 56-2018- Plaintiff and Respondent, 00506302-CU-OE-VTA) (Ventura County) v.

EXPERT STAFFING WEST et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

Respondent Roseana Garcia had an employment agreement with her former employers, appellants Essential Seasons and Cool-Pak, LLC. The agreement did not include an arbitration clause. After that employment ended, Garcia applied for work with appellant Expert Staffing West. As a part of her application for employment with Expert Staffing West, Garcia agreed to submit all disputes between them to arbitration. Her application was rejected. Garcia later joined an existing class action for wage and hour violations against all three appellants. She based her claims on her prior employment by Essential Seasons and Cool-Pak. The issue presented here is whether the arbitration agreement between Garcia and Expert Staffing West applies to disputes arising between Garcia and her former employers. We conclude that the arbitration clause between a job…