This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Labor/Employment

Nov. 25, 2019

AB 51 seems primed for a court challenge but who will do it?

Foes of the law, which takes effect Jan. 1 and bans employers from mandating arbitration as part of new or continuing employment, believe it will ultimately be struck down.

Opponents of Assembly Bill 51, which prohibits employers from requiring arbitration agreements as a condition of new or continuing employment, believe the law taking effect Jan. 1 will eventually be struck down by a court. But legal experts question who would initiate a challenge and risk the potential consequences.

Not only could companies who either implement new mandatory agreements or use them as a condition of continuing emplo...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up