Employment Policies, Arbitration Agreements, Contract Terms

Surprise! Misleading Statements and Time Pressure May Render an Employer’s Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 7/15/2025

Employers have long been scrutinized for perceived unequal bargaining power when it comes to enforcement of company-drafted arbitration agreements. Indeed, both the California legislature and the courts have aimed to protect...more

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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/2/2025

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

Does an Arbitration Agreement Require the Employer’s Signature? Read the Fine Print

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 2/7/2025

The California Court of Appeal recently reminded employers in an unpublished (but nonetheless chastening) opinion of the importance of carefully drafting arbitration agreements. In Pich v. LaserAway, LLC et al, the court...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor - Summer 2019

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/18/2019

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the summer 2019 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This edition examines the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new...more

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

Mintz - Arbitration, Mediation, ADR... on 7/29/2019

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

Employment Policies › Arbitration Agreements › Contract Terms

Surprise! Misleading Statements and Time Pressure May Render an Employer’s Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable

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

Does an Arbitration Agreement Require the Employer’s Signature? Read the Fine Print

The Practical NLRB Advisor - Summer 2019

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

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