Contract Drafting, Arbitration, Employment Contract

California Supreme Court Clarifies FAA Preemption, Relief From Forfeiture in Arbitration Fee Disputes

DLA Piper on 8/28/2025

The California Supreme Court issued its decision, on August 11, 2025, in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court (Golden State Foods Corp.), S284498, addressing whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California’s statutory...more

Overbroad Employment Arbitration Agreements Will Not Be Enforced in California

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 8/14/2024

Arbitration agreements, at their core, are contracts. As with any contract, there must be “mutuality” or, more colloquially, a “meeting of the minds” on what the contract is intended to encompass. For this reason, employment...more

Is Arbitration the Answer?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/6/2021

Most employers have seen the forecasts. The waves of employees let go in the COVID crisis will file a surge of employment claims. Worse, plaintiffs’ lawyers will scrutinize the many changes required by the pandemic and...more

Executive Decisions – Putting in Place Effective Employment Agreements for Company Executives

Verrill on 3/10/2020

During this webinar, attorneys Doug Currier and Scott Connolly discussed best practices for putting in place effective executive employment agreements, including inbound agreements and separation agreements. Topics discussed...more

California Supreme Court Provides Valuable Blueprint For Your Arbitration Agreement Strategy

Fisher Phillips on 9/23/2019

The California Supreme Court recently handed down an intriguing decision which casts doubt on – and in some cases even condemns – some of the most common practices used by employers in both drafting and presenting arbitration...more

Never Too Late to Arbitrate? Tips on Getting Your Agreement On

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/17/2019

Do your employees sign arbitration agreements? If so, do your arbitration agreements prevent employees from joining class actions against your company? Does your company want to start requiring arbitration agreements? If...more

Arbitration Agreements: Tips for Enforceability

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 12/12/2018

Arbitration agreements can be an effective tool to avoid costly litigation, and, in particular, to prevent class and collective actions. But, will your arbitration agreement withstand scrutiny? ...more

New Jersey Arbitration Agreement Declared Invalid Without Express Waiver of Employee’s “Right to a Trial”

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/5/2015

Many employers have turned to mandatory employment arbitration agreements as a way to control the cost, duration, and publicity of employment litigation. New Jersey courts will enforce properly drafted agreements that require...more

Recent Cases Provide Helpful Reminders Regarding Best Practices (and Pitfalls) with Employment Arbitration Clauses

Fenwick & West LLP on 3/30/2015

Scrutiny of mandatory, pre-employment arbitration agreements continues before California state and federal courts. Several recent decisions provide helpful reminders for employers drafting, reviewing or enforcing arbitration...more

Arbitration Agreement Dos and Don’ts

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 10/3/2013

We recently posted a summary of Peng v. First Republic Bank, a case discussing the validity of an arbitration agreement contained in an employment contract. Peng is favorable for employers because the court there held that...more

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