Labor/Employment
Feb. 11, 2020
US judge blocks mandatory arbitration ban
The law, which was supposed to take effect Jan. 1, bans employers from making mandatory arbitration agreements a precondition of employment but was first put on hold by U.S. Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller via a temporary restraining order days before the new year.
Assembly Bill 51 interferes with the objectives of the Federal Arbitration Act and would likely inflict "irreparable harm" on stakeholders representing businesses and private sector employees, a U.S. judge ruled.
Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on Friday temporarily blocked the ban on mandatory employee arbitration clauses. Mueller approved the plaintiff's m...
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