Arbitration Agreements

The California Court of Appeal dealt another blow to California employers—employees who’s individual PAGA claims are compelled to arbitration now maintain standing to bring their representative PAGA claims in court.

Continue Reading Representative PAGA Claims Survive Arbitration Agreements—California Rejects U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Holding

Hand-signed arbitration agreements will be easier for employers to enforce in light of a recent California Court of Appeal ruling.  Declarations from former employees claiming they “do not recall” having

Continue Reading When Employees Sue, You may Wish They had Signed Their Arbitration Agreements by Hand

AB 51, which restricts workplace arbitration, was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2020. On December 30, 2019, US District Judge Kimberly Mueller granted a temporary restraining order
Continue Reading Judge Explains Reasons for Banning Enforcement of AB 51 and Preserving Workplace Arbitration in California