Fueled by the need of legislators to politicize the “me-too” movement, there has been a lot of media attention in recent months on proposed legislation in many states to limit arbitration and/or confidentiality of sexual harassment-related claims. California, like several other states, has proposed its own...
As we have discussed on this blog in recent months, the United States Supreme Court will be deciding an important issue affecting the enforceability of arbitration agreements between employers and employees, namely whether a provision in such an agreement that prohibits class claims is an unenforceable violation...
Today, a California Court of Appeal issued a published decision holding that an employer was entitled to an order compelling arbitration of a PAGA representative action to the extent the PAGA claim sought relief including “unpaid wages” under Labor Code section 558. By way of background,...
Last week, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in NLRB v. Alternative Entertainment, Inc. holding that a mandatory employment arbitration agreement prohibiting class or collective claims violates the NLRA. With this holding, the Sixth Circuit is now aligned with the Ninth and Seventh Circuits,...
In the past several days, there have been a few different employment-related developments in California. Here are the highlights: Criminal History Regulations California has given final approval to regulations governing employer use of applicant criminal history in making employment decisions. These new regulations take effect July 1, 2017. The regulations reiterate that employers...
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