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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Oct. 29, 2026

California's arbitration ban gets new life in Molina

The Molina decision gives California's ban on mandatory employment arbitration renewed significance, raising questions about employers' ability to require workers to arbitrate disputes.

Thomas D. Rutledge

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Statewide Employment Class Action and PAGA Litigation

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California's arbitration ban gets new life in <i>Molina</i>
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For years, California employers have relied upon the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to enforce mandatory employment arbitration agreements, notwithstanding California's efforts to preserve employees' access to the courts. The 9th Circuit's decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta, 62 F.4th 473 (9th Cir. 2023), appeared to deliver another defeat to those efforts.

But California's prohibition against mandatory employment arbitration is not dead.

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