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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California Employers Using Arbitration Agreements Want To Take Note of New Guidance From a Recent California Appellate Case

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California employers often require their new hires and current employees to sign arbitration agreements ("agreements") as a condition of employment or continued employment. To be enforceable, these agreements require that the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Doing Business in California Guide Updated for 2025

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The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s fifth (and moving towards fourth) largest economy and a market of over 39 million people. For employers, however, California presents unique...more

Payne & Fears

[Webinar] New CA Employment Laws 2025: Are You Prepared? - December 4th, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PT

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Join us for a lively discussion of critical year-end updates for California employers. We will address new legislation and key case rulings. Topics include: - Key bills relating to freelance workers, “captive audience”...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back to the Office – The Top 10 Current Legal Headaches for California Employers...

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California employers face a constantly evolving legal landscape, with compliance challenges that can lead to significant financial and operational risks. Join CDF Partners Todd Wulffson and Alessandra Whipple during this...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Looking Ahead: New California Employment Laws for 2024

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In the past few months, California Governor Newsom has signed numerous new employment laws affecting California employers of all sizes. Below is a summary of some of the laws going into effect in 2024....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

But we have an arbitration clause: Considerations when hiring Californians

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It’s 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The human resources (HR) director calls and tells you that your company—or if you are outside counsel, your client—is finally expanding their sales operation to the West Coast. As part of that...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

California Court of Appeal Holds That Onboarding Documents Affect Enforceability of Otherwise Valid Arbitration Agreement

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Q. As part of the employee onboarding process, my company requests that employees sign several documents, including an arbitration agreement and confidentiality agreement, on the first day of employment. Is the arbitration...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Ninth Circuit Holds That California AB 51 Is Preempted by the FAA

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As of February 15, 2023, employers in California may once again require mandatory arbitration as the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51), a...more

Stoel Rives - World of Employment

California Assembly Bill 51 Is Back!

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Way back on October 10, 2019, California Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), which essentially made it unlawful for California employers to require workers or job applicants to execute arbitration agreements...more

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