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
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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