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

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

It Is Time to Check Your Onboarding Documents – Employer’s Confidentially Agreement Renders Its Arbitration Agreement...

On April 19, 2023, the California Court of Appeal held that an employer’s arbitration agreement was unenforceable because of unconscionable terms found in other documents provided to employees during the onboarding process....more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Federal Court Kicks California Arbitration Ban to the Curb

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently struck down a California law that prohibited employers from mandating the arbitration of workplace disputes. This puts arbitration back in play in California for most employment...more

FordHarrison

Texas Supreme Court Compels Arbitration after Nine Years: Why Employers Should be Cautious in Placement of Mandatory Arbitration...

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Executive Summary: In a recent case, the Texas Supreme Court upheld the validity of an arbitration clause in a case that had been in litigation for over nine years without the claim ever being heard. See In re Whataburger...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Employers: Be Careful What You Include In A Handbook

Most employers include provisions in their Employee Handbook giving them the right to modify the policies at any time. They also make clear that the handbook is not a contract and does not create contractual obligations....more

Fisher Phillips

The Top 17 Workplace Law Stories from February 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from December 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Fisher Phillips

The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from November 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Baker Donelson

Are Your Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Still Enforceable?

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On March 18, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reconsidered the lawfulness of terms in employment arbitration agreements that require employees to sign as a pre-dispute condition of employment. Ultimately the...more

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January 2021: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Fisher Phillips

December 2020: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Morgan Lewis

NY Federal Court Decision Highlights Importance of Careful Drafting of Arbitration Program

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The US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) ruled that an employer’s mandatory arbitration program was unenforceable because its terms were contained in an employee handbook and did not create a binding...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Employment Practices Liability Insurance – Strategic Guidance For The Most Complex Epli Claim Coming Across Your Desk -...

Back by popular demand, ACI’s EPLI conference returns to New York City. Whether you are a claims manager, underwriter, risk manager, in-house or outside counsel, this is your most worthwhile opportunity to network and...more

Stokes Wagner

California Governor Newsom Signs Landscape-Changing Worker-Friendly Bills

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On October 10, 2019, Governor Newsom signed AB 51 and AB 9 into law. These two worker-friendly laws may require employers to review and revise current policies and procedures relating to employment-related claims....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Employers with Operations in California Must Revise Policies and Practices to Comply with New Law Outlawing Mandatory Arbitration...

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As employers with operations in California had feared, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 51, which effectively outlaws mandatory arbitration agreements with employees—a new version of a bill that prior Governor Jerry Brown...more

Mintz - Arbitration, Mediation, ADR...

The Arbitration Section In Your Employee Handbook Is Not An Agreement to Arbitrate

Federal law nowadays certainly favors enforcement of agreements to arbitrate. But generally applicable state contract law determines contract formation – i.e., whether such an agreement has been made. Contract formation...more

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Is Your Arbitration Agreement in an Employee Handbook? The Eighth Circuit Issues a Reminder: Arbitration Agreements Must be...

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A properly implemented employment arbitration program can provide a variety of benefits to employers and employees alike.  Many employers have robust arbitration programs that require both the employer and its employees to...more

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