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Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Ninth Circuit Holds California’s Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements is Preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act
By Emily Burkhardt Vicente, Steven A. Morphy
Last week, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision holding that California employers can require employees to enter into mandatory arbitration agreements as a condition of their employment. In the decision,…
Inside Class Actions
Ninth Circuit Reverses Course on Arbitration
By Sonya Winner, Andrew Soukup
The Ninth Circuit recently held in Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts a California law that criminalizes employer conduct that requires employees to consent to…
The Employer Report
California Employers Still Can Require Arbitration. For Now.
By Caroline Burnett, Loic Coutelier, Robin Samuel
California's latest attempt to restrict employment arbitration was foiled by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last Wednesday. On February 15, 2023, a three-judge panel decided that AB 51 (which…
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
Good News for Employers: The Federal Arbitration Act Preempts the Prohibition of Mandatory Arbitration Contracts
On February 15, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta and found that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California’s Assembly Bill 51 (AB…
Employment Law Worldview
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Latest California Law Against Employee Arbitration Agreements (US)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down the California Legislature’s latest attempt in a prolonged effort to limit employers’ ability to make arbitration of all disputes…
Dykema Labor & Employment Law Blog
A Win for California Employers: Employers Can Require Their Employees to Sign Arbitration Agreements as a Condition of Employment
By Laura Worsinger, Charlotte Carne, Dykema
In 2019 California enacted Assembly Bill 51 (AB51) that would impose criminal sanctions on employers who required employees to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment. From there, this…
California Employment Law Update
Court Obliterates California’s Anti-Arbitration Law
By Philippe A. Lebel, Morgan Peterson
Yesterday, a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel revisited its own 2021 order and finally struck down California’s anti-mandatory employment arbitration law, Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”). In an opinion drafted by…
California Employment Law
Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Allowed in California
By Ketul Patel
In another win for California employers, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed itself and ruled that Assembly Bill 51 is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and that…
World of Employment
2021 Brought More Regulations for California Employers
2021 was another important year for California employers. From decisions by the California Supreme Court regarding employees’ rights to premium pay for missed meal and rest breaks, to legislation expanding…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Asks Ninth Circuit to Reconsider Ruling Upholding California’s Mandatory Employment Arbitration Ban
The battle concerning California’s Assembly Bill (AB) No. 51—the law seeking effectively to ban mandatory employment arbitration in California—continues to rage. On October 20, 2021, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,…