State Labor Laws, Employment Contract, Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana

The Importance of Having an Up-To-Date Employment Arbitration Agreement

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 5/13/2025

Until the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana in 2022, California law had established that Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claims could not be subject to binding arbitration....more

For At Least One Employer, Reliance on an Outdated Arbitration Agreement Proved to be a Losing Gamble

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 4/2/2025

As we have reported time and again, California courts have applied extra scrutiny to employee arbitration agreements in recent years, and have not hesitated to deny arbitration where there is a reasonable basis for doing so. ...more

You Can’t Spell “Aggrieved Employees” Without an “I”: PAGA Claims Cannot be Headless

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 1/8/2025

In yet another attempt to avoid arbitration agreements, plaintiffs’ lawyers in the wake of the blockbuster court decisions in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana and Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. began filing so-called...more

At Long Last, California District Court Permanently Enjoins Enforcement of AB 51

BakerHostetler on 1/10/2024

There are times when one would rather not be proven right. Nearly four years ago, a California district court invalidated AB 51, which sought to prohibit mandatory arbitration by, among other things, calling for criminal...more

Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Remain Valid in California

Polsinelli on 3/2/2023

California employers received welcome reassurance last week that they are free to require employees enter into arbitration agreements as a condition of employment. This is the result of an opinion from the Ninth Circuit last...more

Update: Challenge to California’s Arbitration Agreement Law Marches On

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 8/30/2022

Employers throughout California have been keenly awaiting the final decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the United States Chamber of Commerce’s challenge to California Labor Code section 432.6,...more

Supreme Court Considers the Reach of Workplace Arbitration Agreements

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 4/14/2022

The Supreme Court has recently taken the challenge of assessing the scope and breadth of workplace arbitration provisions under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, and Southwest...more

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