Labor/Employment,
Government,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Sep. 13, 2019
Newsom should veto latest anti-arbitration legislation
If signed into law, AB 51 will make it a misdemeanor for “a person” to require any applicant or employee to, “as a condition of employment, continued employment, or the receipt of any employment-related benefit[,]” “waive any right, forum, or procedure” — which would include arbitration — for a violation of any provision of the California Fair Employment Housing Act or the Labor Code.
Ryan D. Derry
Paul Hastings LLPEmail: ryanderry@paulhastings.com
George Washington Univ LS; Washington DC
In its ongoing crusade against arbitration in California, last week the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 51, which seeks to prohibit an employer from requiring arbitration of certain employment-related claims. If signed into law, AB 51 will make it a misdemeanor for "a person" to require any applicant or employee to, "as a condition of employment, continued employment, or the receipt of any employment-related benefit[,]" "waive any right, forum, or pr...
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