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The Federal Arbitration Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1925 that governs arbitration in contracts implicating interstate commerce. The Act applies in both federal and state courts. 
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Does Your Dealership Arbitrate? Recent Developments in Workplace Arbitration Agreements

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Employers – and, in particular, car dealerships – have relied on binding arbitration agreements to resolve employment disputes for decades. Arbitration offers a confidential setting in which businesses can efficiently...more

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Easily “Shocked”? At Least for Wage Claims, California Supreme Court Lowers Standard for Unconscionability in Arbitration...

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In OTO, L.L.C. v. Kho, the California Supreme Court refused to enforce an employee’s arbitration agreement on the basis that it was unconscionable.  Unconscionability has long been a common-law defense to contract...more

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N.J. Supreme Court Sends Auto Dealer Disputes to Arbitration

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On Wednesday, June 5, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of enforcing arbitration agreements in car purchase agreements. The case, Goffe v. Foulke Mgmt. Corp., reverses the New Jersey Court’s recent trend of setting...more

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Supreme Court Roundup: A Look Back – and Ahead – for Employment Law

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As the Supreme Court ended its 2017-18 Term, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his resignation; the Court did away with "agency fees" for public employees; and in other decisions favorable to employers, the Court solidified...more

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California High Court Rules that Contract Principles Govern Who Decides the Availability of Class Arbitration Under an Arbitration...

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On July 28, 2016, in Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive, Inc., the California Supreme Court (the “Court”) held that the underlying arbitration agreement, as interpreted under California contract principles, should determine whether...more

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It Is Now Easier To Draft Class Action Waivers and Arbitration Agreements

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Last week, the California Supreme Court provided additional guidance as to how to draft an enforceable arbitration agreement and how Courts should analyze whether mandatory arbitration provisions can be held unconscionable...more

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The California Supreme Court Holds Consumer Class Action Waivers In Arbitration Provisions Are Enforceable Under Federal Law

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On August 3, 2015, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited arbitration decision in Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co., LLC, No. B228027. The Court held that the arbitration provision found in a standard form auto...more

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