Alternative Dispute Resolution
May 21, 2025
California ADR quarterly case update: Part 1
California courts reshaped PAGA claim strategies and sexual harassment arbitration rules in the first quarter of 2025, while limiting employers' ability to sever unconscionable provisions from agreements.
Paul Dubow
Email: pdubow2398@aol.com
Dubow is an arbitrator and mediator, focusing on employment, ERISA withdrawal liability, commercial law, legal malpractice and securities matters.
Appellate courts
with jurisdiction over California regularly issue cases involving alternative
dispute resolution. In the first quarter of this year, there were 16 decisions,
slightly below the average, including 11 by the Court of Appeal, four by the 9th
Circuit, and one by the U.S. Supreme Court. Below is the first of a two-part
discussion of the significant cases decided during this period.
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