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Administrative/Regulatory

Oct. 1, 2015

In defense of requiring employees to arbitrate claims

Even if the governor vetoes Assembly Bill 465, this will not be the last attack on arbitration. But arbitration is a fair, efficient and necessary means of resolving disputes. By Kim Stone


By Kim Stone


The trial lawyers are once again attacking arbitration and trying to prevent its use
by employers. Plaintiff's contingency fee lawyers, who typically take a third or so
of any award their client wins, in addition to usually getting all their hourly fees
and expenses paid for by the defendant, dislike arbitration because it's more efficient
and means fewer billable hours for them - so...

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