Arbitration

New and Updated

• Date:

  February 21, 2023

  Type:

  News

  California's Mandatory Arbitration Ban Blocked by 9th Circuit

  A California law barring employers from using compulsory arbitration agreements to resolve employment disputes conflicts with the Federal Arbitration Act, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a big win for employers.

• Date:

  January 25, 2023

  Type:

  News

  2022 Was a Bad Year for Arbitration, a Key Employer Defense Against Class Actions

  Duane Morris' annual class action report details blows to arbitration from US Supreme Court rulings and federal legislative actions, as well as other developments.

• Date:

  June 15, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Supreme Court Limits California PAGA Law Where Arbitration Agreements Exist

  California employers breathed a sigh of relief after the Supreme Court's ruling that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts the state's Private Attorneys General Act.

• Date:

  May 24, 2022

  Type:

  News

  With Arbitration Agreement, You Snooze, You May Lose, Says Supreme Court

  An employer that fails to act on a mandatory arbitration agreement when faced with an employment lawsuit may not necessarily be able to compel arbitration several months later, the Supreme Court has ruled

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Arbitration: Federal

  Updated to reflect a new law prohibiting mandatory arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims, effective March 3, 2022.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Mandatory Arbitration Ban of Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims Takes Effect

• Date:

  March 4, 2022

  Type:

  News

  New Law Bans Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims

  President Biden has signed a landmark law that eliminates the use of mandatory arbitration clauses by employers in cases of sexual assault and sexual harassment.

• Date:

  February 8, 2022

  Type:

  News

  House Passes Bill Banning Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims

  The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill to eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses by employers in cases of sexual assault and sexual harassment.

• Date:

  January 28, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Wrongful Termination Nets UConn Basketball Coach $11 Million Award

  An arbitrator has awarded a former University of Connecticut (UConn) basketball coach over $11 million after finding that the school wrongfully terminated him.

• Date:

  December 17, 2021

  Type:

  News

  California Law's Employment Arbitration Limits Land in Supreme Court's Crosshairs

  The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that examines whether the FAA preempts a class action case filed by an employee under California's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) when the employee is subject to an arbitration agreement.