California AB 51’s ban on mandatory employment arbitration remains stayed for now. AB 51 was passed in fall 2019 and essentially prohibits employers from requiring an applicant or employee to consent to mandatory arbitration...more
1/13/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
FEHA ,
Labor Code ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
State Labor Laws ,
TRO
AB 5’s elimination of independent contracting as we know it in California will have significant legal consequences for businesses doing business in California. While we believe board directors will escape its reach,...more
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
In 2016 employers in California had to adjust to compensation and benefits related changes such as a new state minimum wage, a new method of calculating compensation for “piece-rate employees,” and expanded “kin care”...more
3/9/2017
/ Fair Pay Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Code ,
Legal History ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Parental Leave ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Restroom Legislation ,
Transgender ,
Wage and Hour