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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements (Again)

by D. Gregory Valenza | | April 24, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court held in Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp., 559 U. S. 662 (2010), that an arbitration agreement, silent about class-wide arbitration, authorizes only individual arbitration claims included in the arbitration contract. The rationale...

More Quick Takes Re: California Employment Law

by D. Gregory Valenza | | February 2, 2019

Here are some summaries of recent developments. Cal-OSHA Logs. First, it’s Groundhog Day. And you know what that means! The annual obligation to post OSHA logs. Here’s a handy press release issued by Cal-OSHA about the requirement and the process. ...

Quick Takes on 3 Recent Employment Law Cases

by D. Gregory Valenza | | January 18, 2019

Here are some summaries of three miscellaneous recent cases affecting California employers. These decisions are be industry or employer-specific. Prevailing Wage – Employers with public works contracts, particularly construction-related ones, take note...

U.S. Supremes Hold ADEA Applies to Public Employers of Any Size, and Some Other Quick Takes

by D. Gregory Valenza | | November 6, 2018

Here are some quick takes, starting with today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision. Please note that although these are short, there are some important rulings by the California courts below. The U.S. Supreme Court decided in a unanimous (8-0) decision that the...

Court of Appeal Vacates Arbitration Award Due to Arbitrator’s Deficient Disclosure

by D. Gregory Valenza | | August 6, 2018

In California, arbitrators must comply with certain ethical rules, which include making disclosures of their work in other cases involving the same parties or counsel. These rules help the parties decide if the arbitrator is neutral or affected by the “repeat...

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements (Again)

More Quick Takes Re: California Employment Law

Quick Takes on 3 Recent Employment Law Cases

U.S. Supremes Hold ADEA Applies to Public Employers of Any Size, and Some Other Quick Takes

Court of Appeal Vacates Arbitration Award Due to Arbitrator’s Deficient Disclosure

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