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Eighth Circuit Decides When a ‘Dispute’ Arises Under the Ending Forced Arbitration Act

When a “dispute” arises under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) depends on when the specific facts of the case show a “conflict or controversy” exists between the parties, the...more

8/8/2024 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Corporate Counsel , Duty to Preserve , Employment Contract , Employment Litigation , Evidence , Mandatory Arbitration Clauses , Sexual Assault , Sexual Harassment

California’s Law Barring Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Permanently Enjoined

A federal district court has entered a permanent injunction barring the State of California from enforcing Assembly Bill (AB) 51, California’s law that purports to preclude employers from requiring arbitration agreements as a...more

1/9/2024 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , California , Corporate Counsel , Federal Arbitration Act , State Labor Laws

Federal Arbitration Act Preempts California Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Contracts, Ninth Circuit Holds

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 51 with respect to arbitration agreements governed by the...more

2/17/2023 / Arbitration Agreements , California , Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Federal Arbitration Act , FEHA , Mandatory Arbitration , State Labor Laws

California Courts Provide Employers More Reasons to Review Their Arbitration Agreements

A pair of recent California Court of Appeal decisions serve as yet another reminder to employers of the difficulties that they potentially face when enforcing arbitration agreements in California and, as a result, the...more

2/10/2023 / Arbitration Agreements , California , Corporate Counsel , Third-Party Beneficiaries , Wage and Hour

Class Action Trends Report June 2022

In this issue of the Class Action Trends Report, Jackson Lewis attorneys discuss recent developments in arbitration and their impact on employment class actions. These include the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Courts’ Use of ‘Look-Through’ Approach in Reviewing Arbitration Awards

A federal court must have an independent jurisdictional basis to confirm or vacate an arbitration award and cannot “look through” to the underlying dispute to establish jurisdiction, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a case...more

4/4/2022 / Arbitration , Arbitration Awards , Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Federal Arbitration Act , SCOTUS

Ninth Circuit Rejects Ex-Tinder Employee’s Attempt to Avoid Arbitration

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an ex-Tinder employee must arbitrate her claims against her former employer and cannot pursue her claims in court, even though her claims arose before she executed an...more

11/3/2021 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Retaliation , Sexual Harassment , Tinder

$102 Million Pay Stub, Meal Break Judgment Against Walmart Reversed

In a significant victory for California employers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a $102 million award against Walmart in a suit alleging that the retailer violated the California Labor Code’s wage...more

6/14/2021 / Bonuses , Class Action , Corporate Counsel , Labor Code , Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) , Rest and Meal Break , Standing , Wage and Hour , Wage Statements , Wal-Mart

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