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California Court of Appeal Holds That Onboarding Documents Affect Enforceability of Otherwise Valid Arbitration Agreement

Q. As part of the employee onboarding process, my company requests that employees sign several documents, including an arbitration agreement and confidentiality agreement, on the first day of employment. Is the arbitration...more

7/26/2023 / Arbitration Agreements , California , Confidentiality Agreements , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Hiring & Firing , Labor Code , Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) , State Labor Laws

Overview of New California Employment Laws

While employers continued to grapple with the effects of COVID-19 on their businesses, last year’s California legislative actions led to relatively fewer employment law changes than usual for the upcoming 2022 year. Below...more

1/11/2022 / Arbitration Agreements , California Family Rights Act (CFRA) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Counsel , Disclosure Requirements , Employer Liability Issues , Recordkeeping Requirements , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour , Workplace Safety

Ninth Circuit Restores California’s Ban on Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements

Q: May employers require that employees enter into agreements as a condition of employment, mandating them to arbitrate employment-related claims? ...more

10/26/2021 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Employer Liability Issues , State Labor Laws

Ninth Circuit Restores California's Ban on Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements

On September 15, a Ninth Circuit panel in a 2-1 decision vacated a preliminary injunction, which has blocked enforcement of California Assembly Bill (AB) 51 since January 2020. The decision also partially struck down the...more

9/27/2021 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Employment Contract , Federal Arbitration Act , FEHA

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