On February 15, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a 2020 California law that attempted to prohibit employers from requiring employees and job applicants to agree to arbitration as a condition of employment. The...more
2/17/2023
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The battle concerning California’s Assembly Bill (AB) No. 51 - the law seeking effectively to ban mandatory employment arbitration in California - continues to rage.
On October 20, 2021, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the...more
10/23/2021
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State Labor Laws
In a split 2-1 decision that likely raises more questions than it answers, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals cast some doubt upon the ability of employers to implement mandatory arbitration agreements with their employees....more
9/17/2021
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Contract Terms ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
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Governor Newsom ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Split of Authority ,
State Labor Laws