3/14/2022 3:49:48 AM Biden signs federal law restricting sexual harassment and assault arbitration By Alexandra Manfredi Christopher Bouriat Mallory McCarthy Mark Goldstein +1 more... Show less On March 3, President Joe Biden signed into law one of the most significant modifications ever made to federal arbitration law. Known as...
2/15/2022 10:49:38 PM Congress passes bill prohibiting sexual harassment and assault arbitration By Veronica Miclot Christopher Bouriat On February 7, 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 4445, which would modify the Federal Arbitration Act by...
9/17/2021 12:49:45 PM Ninth Circuit rules to lift preliminary injunction on California’s ban on mandatory employee arbitration agreements By Michele Gehrke Mara Curtis Brandon Nhan Nhan A split Ninth Circuit panel vacated a 2020 preliminary injunction that blocked the enforcement of California’s A.B. 51, which prohibits...
4/3/2020 1:08:26 PM California Supreme Court: Employees who settle their own wage and hour claims still have standing to pursue PAGA By Mark Phillips Mona Razani Corrie Buck The California Supreme Court ruled on March 12, 2020 that an individual plaintiff’s settlement of their claims against an employer for...