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New California statute raises questions for consumer arbitration provisions, but the spectre of potential federal preemption looms...

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California Senate Bill No. 940, which became effective January 1, 2025, places significant restrictions on arbitration provisions affecting California consumers. Under the law, consumers may void contractual provisions that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California’s “Auto Renewal Law” Takes Effect on July 1

Amendments to California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) will take effect on July 1, 2025. Enacted in September 2024 through Assembly Bill No. 2863, the amendments expand disclosure, consent, and cancellation obligations for...more

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Service Franchisors: New Rules in California for Automatic Renewals July 1st

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From streaming services and gym memberships to software vendor agreements and e-commerce franchises, automatic contract renewals are common occurrences. Currently, California law protects consumers regarding automatic renewal...more

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California Enacts New Bill to Strengthen Customer Protection on Automatic Renewals

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On September 24, 2024, California enacted Assembly Bill 2863 (the “Bill”) to take effect on July 1, 2025. The Bill updates California’s regulations governing automatic renewals and continuous services. An automatic renewal or...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

US & UK: Evolving regulations on consumer subscription contracts

Stronger consumer protections demand compliance or face penalties - Why should I read this? Subscription contracts, common in digital markets, have faced criticism as many consumers forget to cancel their free trials and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

California’s New Requirements for Buyer-Broker Representation Agreements

As of Jan. 1, 2025, California law mandates a written buyer-broker representation agreement for buyer’s brokers to receive a commission in real property sales. The new law applies to sales of all property types, including...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Recent California Federal Court Decision Indicates That Determining Whether an Employment Agreement Illegally Restrains Lawful...

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In a previous article that we published in October 2023, we detailed California’s forthcoming amendment to its noncompete law. That law, which is codified in California Business & Professions Code sections 16600 et seq, voids...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Amends Automatic Renewal Law (Again)

California Continues to Tighten and Expand Automatic Renewal Law with New Restrictions Taking Effect July 1, 2025 On September 24, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill No. 2863, which amends California’s...more

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The Freelance Worker Protection Act

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On September 30, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 988 into law. The new state law, known as the Freelance Worker Protection Act (“FWPA”), goes into effect on January 1, 2025. The FWPA provides various protections to...more

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California Governor Signs 18 AI Bills Into Law

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On September 29, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047, one of the most ambitious efforts yet to establish a comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework in the United States. But for all of the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Extends Prohibition on Noncompete Agreements

California law famously bans employee noncompetition agreements, under a statute enacted in 1872. As of January 1, 2024, new amendments to this age-old statute provide clarity about what is—and is not—enforceable....more

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This Year Some Employees Will Be Receiving More Than A Valentine's Day Card

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Last year, the California legislature enacted AB 1075 (Bauer-Kahan) which declares it to be unlawful "to include a noncompete clause in an employment contract, or to require an employee to enter a noncompete agreement, that...more

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