Labor Disputes, Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

Disputing What ‘Dispute’ Means: Courts Debate When Ending Forced Arbitration Act Applies

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/21/2024

The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) gives an employee the option of bringing claims related to sexual assault or harassment in court instead of arbitration. The EFAA, however,...more

Ninth Circuit Reverses Itself and Strikes Down California Law Targeting Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/17/2023

In a reversal of its prior ruling, the Ninth Circuit recently held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51), a 2019 measure that aimed to bar employers from entering into new...more

Arbitration And The Increasingly Political Judiciary—Should Employers (And Employees) See Arbitration As The More Neutral Forum?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/26/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: The trend-lines describe employment-related litigation in the past 25 years: (1) the emergence of arbitration as a flexible and increasingly legally viable to resolve employment claims...more

Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration

Carlton Fields on 8/10/2016

In an unpublished decision, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a California district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration. The case involves claims brought by a putative class action of exotic dancers under...more

Missouri Supreme Court “Calls an Audible,” Upholds Arbitration Agreement

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/13/2015

In recent years, Missouri courts have seemed reluctant to enforce arbitration agreements entered into between employers and employees. But in a recent decision, the Missouri Supreme Court reversed that trend and compelled...more

Labor Disputes › Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

Disputing What ‘Dispute’ Means: Courts Debate When Ending Forced Arbitration Act Applies

Ninth Circuit Reverses Itself and Strikes Down California Law Targeting Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements

Arbitration And The Increasingly Political Judiciary—Should Employers (And Employees) See Arbitration As The More Neutral Forum?

Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration

Missouri Supreme Court “Calls an Audible,” Upholds Arbitration Agreement

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