Labor/Employment,
Alternative Dispute Resolution,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan. 4, 2024
Part of state ban on required arbitration waivers is enjoined
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a preliminary injunction blocking the law last February, finding that it is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act. Attorney General Rob Bonta conceded.
A federal judge has permanently enjoined portions of a 2019 California law that sought to ban arbitration as a condition of employment after the 9th Circuit said they were preempted. But one noted opponent of so-called forced arbitration said there has been significant progress, even as he criticized Attorney General Rob Bonta for not trying harder to defend AB 51.
In her order issued Tuesday, Chief Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the Eastern ...
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