9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dec. 20, 2022
Uncertain fate of AB 51 and PAGA arbitration prohibition
Judge William A. Fletcher, one of the judges in the original 2-1 panel majority upholding AB 51, switched sides on Appellant’s en banc rehearing petition and voted for a panel rehearing.
Dariush Adli
President
ADLI Law Group
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Los Angeles , CA 90071
Email: adli@adlilaw.com
Univ of Michigan Law Sch; Ann Arbor MI
In a stunning act of backtracking, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated its earlier decision upholding the validity of California Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) and its prohibition on employers requiring employees to arbitrate employment related disputes, throwing the future of the controversial statute into turmoil. Chamber of Com. of United States v. Bonta, 13 F.4th 766, 776 (9th Cir. 2021), reh'g granted, opinion withdrawn, 45 F.4th 11...
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