Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down California’s Ban on Employer/Employee Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

Yesterday, February 15, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a California law, AB 51, that prohibited employers from requiring employees to sign an arbitration agreement as a condition of employment or continued employment. The Court ruled that a federal law—known as the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) —preempts AB 51 because AB 51 “stands as an obstacle” to Congress’s “policy of encouraging arbitration.”

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December 15, 2022

Conducing the Unpleasant: The Skinny on Mass Layoffs

From news and social media companies like Twitter, Buzzfeed, and Meta, to multinational corporations like DoorDash and Amazon, a wave of mass layoffs has swept the US in 2022.

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December 8, 2022

Introduction to Employee Arbitration Agreements

For a variety of reasons, employers often prefer to resolve employment-related disputes through arbitration, rather than a typical lawsuit in a state or federal court. In this video, we will discuss employee arbitration agreements and a couple of factors to consider when implementing them.

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September 29, 2022

3in3: Big Name Board Members, Arbitration Agreements, and Time v. Priorities

Continuing with our 3in3 series, in this video, we discuss (1) having big-name board members, (2) protecting your business with arbitration agreements, and (3) time management and priorities.

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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down California’s Ban on Employer/Employee Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

Conducing the Unpleasant: The Skinny on Mass Layoffs

Introduction to Employee Arbitration Agreements

3in3: Big Name Board Members, Arbitration Agreements, and Time v. Priorities

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