Employers try to enforce arbitration contract that worker signed with seventh employer
A customer service representative recently filed a complaint alleging that six companies terminated her after five years of employment when she came back from maternity leave.
In 2015, the plaintiff in the case of Hernandez v. Meridian Management Services, LLC et al. started working as a customer service representative for Intelex Enterprises, LLC, which distributed medical supplies to skilled nursing facilities. She signed an arbitration contract with Intelex as a part of the hiring process.
She worked for Intelex and for six other companies that shared a building with it. These six companies were Meridian Management Services, LLC; Comfort Care Enterprises, LLC; Office Smart, LLC; Shredpro, LLC; JJMBR Foods, LLC; and Premier Medical Transport, Inc. In 2020, Intelex and the other companies terminated her.
She filed a complaint asserting employment claims against the six companies but not against Intelex. She alleged that the companies hired her in 2015 and wrongfully terminated her in 2020 after she returned from maternity leave.
She claimed that the six companies were jointly owned and operated. The companies allegedly shared the same legal and physical address, HR person, controller, payroll department, risk management and legal services, and centralized information technology.
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