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Employment Litigation Roundup: August 2025

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In Bivens v. Zep, Inc., a customer engaged in unwanted romantic advances towards a former employee. The employee sued the employer for harassment and hostile work environment under federal law, asserting that the employer...more

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Federal Court Halts Enforcement of California Arbitration Law

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A California federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Assembly Bill 51, an expansive anti-arbitration law enacted in October and set to take effect on January 1, 2020....more

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Federal Court Extends TRO to Enjoin Enforcement of New California Arbitration Statute

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As we recently wrote here, on December 29, 2019, just days before California’s new arbitration statute known as AB 51 was to go into effect, a federal judge in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of...more

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California’s Ban on Mandatory Employment Arbitration Stayed for Now

California AB 51’s ban on mandatory employment arbitration remains stayed for now. AB 51 was passed in fall 2019 and essentially prohibits employers from requiring an applicant or employee to consent to mandatory arbitration...more

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TRO Halts New Arbitration Law AB51

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On December 30, 2019, a federal District Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the State of California temporarily enjoining the State from enforcing Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) —the new California law...more

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AB 51 Challenge: TRO Granted

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Set to take effect on January 1, 2020, AB 51 would make it unlawful for employers to impose arbitration agreements on employees as a condition of employment, even if employees are permitted to opt out. As...more

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Judge Orders Emergency Halt of AB 51 Employment Arbitration Law

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, December 30, to halt enforcement of California’s Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51), which was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2020. AB 51 would have prevented...more

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Employers: California Assembly Bill 51 on Hold For Now

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We previously highlighted Assembly Bill 51, which prohibits employers from requiring employees or applicants for employment to “waive any right, forum, or procedure for a violation” of the Fair Employment and Housing Act or...more

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AB 51 Enjoined at the Last Minute: Court Issues TRO on California’s Arbitration Statute

As discussed in our prior article, California recently enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 51, a law that attempts to ban certain mandatory employment arbitration agreements in the state. Specifically, this new law purports to bar...more

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Not So Fast – Federal Court Issues TRO to Enjoin Enforcement of New California Arbitration Statute

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We recently wrote about a new California law set to go into effect on January 1, 2020 that would outlaw mandatory arbitration agreements with employees....more

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Enforcement of California’s Anti-Arbitration Law Put on Hold

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A federal court in California has prevented, at least for now, an expansive anti-arbitration law from taking effect on January 1, 2020.  Under Assembly Bill (AB) 51, enacted on October 10, 2019, employers cannot require...more

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