Category – Alternative Dispute Resolution: California Snapshot

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds arbitration agreements, even in PAGA actions

By Carolyn Sieve on 6.16.22
Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class actions

SCOTUS gives California employers a break.

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Delay didn't defeat employer's right to arbitrate, CA appeals court says

5.16.22
Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution

A pleasant surprise for employers.

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Viking River Cruises sails through SCOTUS oral argument

By Steven Katz, Carolyn Sieve on 4.12.22
Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class actions

Supreme Court considers arbitration waivers of PAGA claims.

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Five must-watch areas for California employers in 2022

By Kenneth Sulzer on 1.11.22
Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution, California Family Rights Act, Contingent Workers, Contracts, Discrimination, Harassment, Settlements, Wage-Hour

Here's what employers need to heed in 2022.

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Arbitration compelled, despite ambiguous agreement

9.22.21
Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class actions

And in California, yet!

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California employment roundup: Q1 2021

By Carolyn Sieve on 4.26.21
Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution, California, Independent Contractor, Wage-Hour

Independent contractors, meal periods, and PAGA.

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Nine areas for CA employers to watch in 2021

By Kenneth Sulzer on 2.3.21
Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution, California, Class actions, Coronavirus, Equal Pay, Independent Contractor, Pay Equity, Politics, Telecommuting, Wage-Hour

Happy new year . . .?

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Employers need to start caring about arbitrator disclosure.

By Steven Katz on 11.19.19
Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Know thy provider.

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Employers can start an arbitration program after being sued . . .

By Steven Katz on 11.12.19
Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution, California

. . . if they do it right.

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Mandatory arbitration agreements may no longer be enforceable

By Steven Katz on 11.5.19
Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class actions

AB 51 bans mandatory employment arbitration agreements.

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