U.S. Supreme Court,
Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 8, 2015
Once more unto the FAA... again
It is beyond rational debate that California's Assembly Bill 465 is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.
Steven B. Katz
Partner
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP
1800 Century Park E Fl 6
Los Angeles , CA 90067
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Email: skatz@constangy.com
USC Law School
Steven B. Katz is a partner and co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group at Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP. He represents employers in class, collective and representative actions, and appeals.
The Spanish philosopher George Santayana said, "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." His protégé Yogi Berra said, ?It?s like déjà vu all over again.? But with Assembly Bill 465, the California Legislature seems poised to ignore these two wise men, taking their cue instead from King Henry V, and go "once more unto the breach..."
AB 465 creates a new Section 925 to the Labor Code, which forbids employers from requirin...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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