Tag: Arbitration Agreements
9th Circuit Allows California’s Ban on Mandatory Arbitrations to Proceed
On September 15, 2021 in a split decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that prohibited California...
U.S. 9th Circuit Court Hears Oral Arguments in Anti-Arbitration Case
California’s Attorney General on Monday asked a U.S. Ninth Circuit Court panel to overturn a lower court ruling that halted the enforcement of and...
What AB 51’s Preliminary Injunction Means for California Employers
U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller formalized on February 7 her order halting enforcement of and invalidating in full an anti-arbitration law identified by the...
U.S. District Court Ruling Invalidates AB 51
On Friday, January 31, United States District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller issued a ruling halting enforcement of and invalidating in full AB 51, a...
Success! Ruling Invalidates AB 51
On Friday, January 31st, United States District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller issued a ruling halting enforcement of and invalidating in full AB 51, a...
AB 51 Litigation Update: Court Grants CalChamber’s Request for Temporary Restraining Order
A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order to prevent AB 51 from going into effect on January 1. A hearing for...
Temporary Restraining Order Granted Against AB 51
Today, in a lawsuit filed by CalChamber and a business coalition challenging the constitutionality of AB 51, District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller granted a...
CalChamber Defends Arbitration; Seeks High Court Review of Key Case
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision that threatens to disrupt existing arbitration agreements and erode...
Job Killer Update: One Arbitration Discrimination Bill Stalls, One Remains on Assembly Floor
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that seeks to ban arbitration clauses for alleged civil rights violations was refused passage in the Assembly...
Brown Should Veto Bill That Would Blow Up Process That Works
Cross posted in The Sacramento Bee
Assembly Bill 465 attempts to provide a blanket prohibition of all mandatory employment arbitration agreements made as a condition...