CA employers may require mandatory arbitration as Ninth Circuit held FAA preempts AB 51 prohibiting forced arbitration as a condition of employment. However President Biden Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 must not be ignored.
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In this episode, Philip Person and Ryan Bykerk review the Ninth Circuit’s recent updated decision on AB 51 and its effort to ban arbitration agreements as a condition of employment, Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta.
California employers free to require employees enter into arbitration agreements as condition of employment. opinion from the Ninth Circuit last week that affirmed a trial court decision that had invalidated California Assembly Bill 51 AB 51 before it went into effect.
Ninth Circuit struck down California Assembly Bill 51, AB 51. Federal Arbitration Act FAA preempts AB 51 arbitration agreements. Opinion reverses Ninth Circuit position AB 51 prohibiting employers from requiring applicants, employees to arbitration as condition of employment