We’ve been blogging about attacks on workplace arbitration for over ten years now. (See, for example, this October 2009 post.) AB 51 represents the latest attempts by plaintiffs’ attorneys
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Top 10 List of California’s Newest Employment Laws
Our Labor & Employment team has been busy this fall! As loyal readers, your inboxes have been filled with our updates on all the changes to California employment laws. This
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What’s Behind the Battle Over Workplace Arbitration?
We’ve been talking a lot about employment arbitration since the passage of AB 51. We’ve discussed the bill itself, and we’ve reassessed the pros and cons of workplace arbitration
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Time to Reassess the Pros and Cons of Mandatory Employment Arbitration
With the passage of AB 51, which we discussed in yesterday’s post, it’s understandable for employers and HR professionals to be asking if mandatory workplace arbitration still makes
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California Takes Another Swipe at Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
On October 10, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 51 into law, prohibiting employers from requiring employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements as a condition of employment. You
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CA Supreme Court Continues its Assault on Arbitration Agreements
“Unconscionability” is alive and well, as last week the California high Court renewed its 30-year running dog fight with the U.S. Supreme Court over the enforceability of arbitration agreements. In
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Litigating Sex Harassment in the #MeToo Era
The #MeToo movement started more than a year and a half ago. Somewhat surprisingly, the number of sexual harassment cases filed has not increased significantly. However, we’ve seen significant
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Reassessing the Pros and Cons of Workplace Arbitration
In Epic Systems v. Lewis, the U.S. Supreme Court recently approved the use of arbitration agreements that include class action waivers. So this seems an opportune time to reassess
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California Court Sets Up Showdown with SCOTUS over Class-Action Waivers
The California Supreme Court has once again deviated from what many view as clear precedent of the U.S. Supreme
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Supreme Court Justices (presumably 9 of them) Will Again Address Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses
Last Friday, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear cases from the 9th, 7th, and 5th Circuits in which the courts are split on the issue whether class action waivers
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