Tag: Arbitration
Labor/Employment-Related Job Killer Bills Moving in Legislature
Several troubling labor and employment-related job killer bills have been moving through the legislative committee process.
The bills passed last week including California Chamber of...
Arbitration Agreements: A Favorable Court Decision and What’s to Come
In Episode 170 of The Workplace podcast, employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss a recent court victory for...
Appellate Court Backs Use of Arbitration in Employment
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit this week invalidated a law contested by the California Chamber of Commerce, ensuring that arbitration...
CalChamber to Host MCLE Course on PAGA Landscape
On January 31, at 10 a.m., a virtual MCLE course hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce, in coordination with the Stop Small Business...
Ninth Circuit Panel to Rehear Arguments on California’s Mandatory Arbitration Ban
A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel has voted to withdraw its original ruling on California arbitration agreements in employment and rehear arguments on...
What Supreme Court Ruling on Arbitration and PAGA Means for Employers
In Episode 154 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment Vice President Bianca Saad and CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts discuss how...
U.S. High Court Ruling Supports Arbitration
In a win for California employers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that individual claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) can...
Important Updates on Arbitration Law
In Episode 146 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment Vice President Bianca Saad, and CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and James...
New Federal Law Prohibits Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment, Assault Claims
Last week, President Joe Biden signed legislation making pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class action waivers invalid and unenforceable for claims of sexual harassment or...
Court Order Underscores Reasoning Behind Lawsuit
The U.S. District Court order formalizing the ruling halting enforcement of the anti-arbitration law challenged by a California Chamber of Commerce-led coalition highlights the...
