After four long years of litigation, AB 51, intended to prohibit mandatory arbitration agreements, has been permanently enjoined. California companies may rejoice in a rare win allowing enforceable arbitration agreements
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California and Federal Workplace Arbitration Law Remain in Conflict – MHN Govt. Svcs. v. Zaborowski
We asked nearly 4 years ago if Armendariz (the key California Supreme Court case from 2004 on employment arbitration) was on a collision course with Concepcion (the US Supreme Court…
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Governor Brown Vetoes Ban On Employment Arbitration
Governor Brown vetoed AB 465. This bill would have disregarded federal law and banned mandatory agreements to arbitrate employment claims. In a veto message, he noted the lack…
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California Legislature, Ignoring Federal Law, Tries to Ban Employment Arbitration (AB 465)
Last week, the state legislature passed AB 465 — a bill that prohibits employers from asking employees to agree to arbitrate employment claims unless the employees have their own attorneys…
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U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Grant Writ in Iskanian
Last June, the California Supreme Court in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation, 59 Cal. 4th 348, decided that the…
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Further Attacks On Employment Arbitrations
Senator Al Franken, among others, has reintroduced legislation to eliminate mandatory arbitration in employment, civil rights, and consumer cases. The so-called Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 (S. 987…
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