Arzate v. Ace American Insurance Company, — Cal. Rptr. 3d — (2025) began as a familiar case: plaintiffs signed arbitration agreements (“Agreement”) with their employer that contained a class action waiver. But when a dispute...more
As previously reported, some Delaware courts have recently declined to “blue pencil,” i.e., modify and narrow overbroad restrictive covenants. Instead, they have stricken in their entirety covenants deemed overbroad and...more
In Samuelian v. Life Generations Healthcare, LLC, — Cal. App. 5th —, 2024 WL 3878448 (Cal. App. Aug. 20, 2024), the California Court of Appeal answered two long outstanding questions of California law concerning the...more
8/28/2024
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Business Operations ,
Business Ownership ,
California ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Selling a Business
On May 10, 2024, the Ninth Circuit decided Yuriria Diaz v. Macy’s West Stores, after the employer appealed the district court’s decision ordering arbitration of both an employee’s individual and non-individual claims under...more
5/17/2024
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Arbitration Agreements ,
California ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Action Waivers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws