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Labor/Employment

Jul. 31, 2015

If enforceable, state bill could sharply cut workplace arbitration agreements

Employment lawyers have spent the summer fiercely debating Assembly Bill 465, which attempts to stanch the rapid rise in employment predispute arbitration waivers.


By Matthew Blake


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Depending on who you talk to, a bill zipping through the state Assembly will cause
a historic jump in employment litigation, have no effect at all, or lead to an epic
court challenge. Employment lawyers have spent the summer debating Assembly Bill 465,
legislation that would prohibit an employer from making a prospective hire sign a
w...

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