After more than three years of litigation, the Ninth Circuit has held that AB 51, California’s attempt to ban mandatory employment arbitration agreements, is unenforceable.
In a significant win for California employers, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta,1 affirmed a district court injunction striking down California.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a 2020 California law that attempted to prohibit employers from requiring employees and job applicants to agree to arbitration as condition of employment. Decision in Chamber of Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Bonta.
Yesterday, a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel revisited its own 2021 order and finally struck down California’s anti-mandatory employment arbitration law, Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”). In.
Ninth Circuit panel revisited 2021 order and finally struck down California’s anti-mandatory employment arbitration law, Assembly Bill 51 AB 51. Opinion drafted by former dissenting judge Sandra Ikuta new majority declared AB 51 preempted by Federal Arbitration Act FAA.