Labor/Employment,
Government
Sep. 6, 2019
Ban on required workplace arbitration among labor-backed bills headed to governor
Gov. Jerry Brown nixed a similar measure last year, writing in a veto message it was “plainly” preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.
Employee advocates and plaintiffs’ lawyers began the legislative year with the expectation that Gov. Gavin Newsom might sign several pending workplace bills — including some ideas vetoed by his predecessor, Jerry Brown.
They’ll soon find out. The Senate passed several employment-related bills this week on mostly party-line votes.
The most notable of these might be AB 51, banning arbitration agreeme...
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