California Governor Gavin Newsom just signed AB 51 into law, which means that effective January 1, 2010, employers will (purportedly) be prohibited from requiring employees to consent to mandatory arbitration of employment...more
10/28/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
FEHA ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Code ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws
The California legislature has now passed AB 5 and, if Governor Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law as expected, California will effectively ban nearly all categories of independent contractors – not just gig economy...more
9/13/2019
/ ABC Test ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders