One month after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected California’s ban on enforcing agreements that require the individual arbitration of claims under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, the California Supreme Court granted...more
8/10/2023
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Class Representatives ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Qui Tam ,
Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana ,
Wage and Hour
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
. . . 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
The Court has delivered employers their first loss in an arbitration case in decades.
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court held 8-0 in New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira that the Federal Arbitration Act does not cover certain...more
1/18/2019
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Employment Contract ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
Motion to Compel ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
Reaffirmation ,
SCOTUS