Supreme Court considers arbitration waivers of PAGA claims.
In 2014, the California Supreme Court declared unenforceable arbitration agreements in which employees waive the right to bring a representative action under...more
Know thy provider.
(Last in a four-part series.)
In Monster Energy Company v. City Beverages, LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently vacated an arbitration decision where the arbitrator had disclosed...more
. . . if they do it right.
(Part 3 of a four-part series.)
The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that an employer may impose a mandatory arbitration program with a class or collective relief waiver after a...more
AB 51 bans mandatory employment arbitration agreements.
(Part 2 of a four-part series.)
AB 51, which was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on October 10, adds a new Section 432.6(a) to the California Labor Code,...more
Review your arbitration programs now, and consider making changes by year-end.
(Part 1 of a two-part series.) -
In August, the California Supreme Court held that an employer's litigation-like arbitration process was...more
This arbitration decision may result in a "whack."
For more than 30 years, the California Supreme Court has been playing a game of arbitration "Whack-A-Mole" with the U.S. Supreme Court....more