Tamayo

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Ana Tamayo filed an action alleging employment-related claims against defendants Cordevalle Golf Club, LLC and Cordevalle, L.P. Defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration, arguing that Tamayo‘s claims fell within the scope of an arbitration agreement. The trial court denied the motion and defendants appeal. For the reasons stated below, we conclude that the parties did not enter into a binding arbitration agreement, and therefore we will affirm the trial court‘s order denying the motion to compel arbitration.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. The Complaint In 2011, Tamayo filed a complaint against defendants alleging employment- related claims under Government Code section 12940. According to the complaint, Tamayo was hired by Cordevalle Golf Club, LLC as a human resources administrative assistant in 2007. Tamayo alleges she suffered retaliation at work, including the termination of her employment in 2011, for providing deposition testimony in support of another employee, Salvador Velasco, who had claimed discrimination at work. Both defendants filed an answer, and defendant Cordevalle, L.P. also filed a cross- complaint against Tamayo.…