After years of appellate cases and several rulings holding California employers to the very strict payment standards of the California Arbitration Act (CAA), the California Supreme Court has, for the first time, addressed...more
In a highly anticipated decision, the California Supreme Court in Dana Hohenshelt v. Golden State Foods Corp. relieves some pressure for employers, holding that late payment of arbitration fees does not result in an automatic...more
Some cases have limited California’s statutory right to withdraw from arbitration based on late fee payments, but many others have enforced this strict rule, making timely payment of arbitration fees and carefully worded...more