Tag: Arbitration
U.S. District Court Reaffirms Support for Arbitration Use in Employment
On January 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit made permanent the preliminary injunction it issued last year prohibiting the state...
CalChamber Asks Governor to Veto Job Killer Bills
The California Chamber of Commerce is asking Governor Gavin Newsom to veto the six job killer bills sent to him by the Legislature this...
Legislature Sends Job Killer, Bad Bills to Governor
Six bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as job killers passed the Legislature in the closing days of this year’s session. The...
State Court Ruling Keeps Employers Open to Lawsuits
The California Supreme Court ruled last week that employees may take nonindividual claims to court even if a valid arbitration agreement requires their own...
U.S. Supreme Court Delivers Victory for Arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal law requires district courts to delay a lawsuit automatically while the parties appeal whether the claim...
Update on Harmful Proposals as Legislature Heads for Summer Break
In Episode 179 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Helpline manager and employment law counsel Matthew Roberts and Chris Micheli, of Aprea & Micheli, give...
Job Killer Bills Move Thru Senate Policy Committees
Two labor and employment bills identified as job killers by the California Chamber of Commerce won approval this week in the first Senate committees...
Economic Analyses Assess Job Loss, Budget Impact of Job Killer Bills
The economic impacts of two labor and employment bills identified as job killers by the California Chamber of Commerce are projected in recent analyses...
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...
