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Labor/Employment

Oct. 14, 2015

Veto averts big shift from arbitration trend

A bill seen as potentially triggering seismic shifts in employment litigation and arbitration agreements was vetoedSunday by Gov. Jerry Brown

By Matthew Blake

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A bill seen as potentially triggering seismic shifts in employment litigation and arbitration agreements was vetoedSunday by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Citing surefire "years of costly litigation and legal uncertainty," Brown nixed Assembly Bill 465,legislation to stop employers from making a new hire waive their right to sue over state labor code violations as a condition of employment. Instead, under ...

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