Ninth Circuit has issued ruling in Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta, ending California law known as AB 51, which would have made it criminal conduct to require an applicant or employee to sign an arbitration agreement. Attempt to circumvent the Federal Arbitration Act.
Ninth Circuit affirmed district court barring enforcement of California’s Assembly Bill AB 51 with respect to arbitration agreements governed by Federal Arbitration Act FAA. AB 51 seeks to impose criminal and civil penalties on employers that require individuals to sign.
A divided Ninth Circuit panel in Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta upheld AB 51, a bill that prohibits employers from requiring employees to execute arbitration agreements as a condition of employment. The ruling reversed in part the ruling that AB 51 is preempted by the FAA.
70 years ago, nazi germany surrendered, marking the end of world war ii in europe. today, a poignant display in our nation s capital of some members of what has been called the greatest generation our nation s heroes from world war ii lived on. correspondent peter doocy with a day of stories from brave world war ii veterans seven decades later. the allies won control of the sky. reporter: these are the planes that helped liberate europe 70 years ago today and this afternoon, a rare flyover across washington leaving a city always looking ahead looking back and looking up. that was my airplane. b-51. that s wonderful. reporter: many here remember it vividly. in fact one veteran told us on this hot afternoon, the thing he