Securitas loses arbitration push as EFAA keeps harassment case in court
On December 16, 2025, a California appeals court said Securitas couldn’t compel arbitration after an employee alleged sexual harassment and chose court.
The decision underscores how the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA) can limit enforcement of workplace arbitration agreements.
The case began with a lawsuit filed by Francisco Quilala against Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., along with two individual defendants, Reynaldo De La Cruz and Luis Castro. Quilala, who was hired in 2012 as a security employee, alleged sexual harassment and other claims related to his former employment.
According to the allegations, Quilala was assigned in April 2023 to work security at Oracle Park. The following month, a Securitas supervisor allegedly called him and said there had been a complaint about him being gay, asked intrusive questions about his sexual activity, commented that Quilala was “so embarrassing,” and said Quilala would be removed from his work assignment and have his hours reduced. Over the ensuing months, Quilala alleged rumors about his sexual orientation spread among coworkers. He also alleged he was removed from his work assignment and had his hours “substantially reduced,” and that a field supervisor repeatedly mocked him by referring to him as “Mrs. Quilala” whenever they met in person.
On Oct. 15, 2023, Quilala alleged he sent a written...
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