Tag: mandatory arbitration
Arbitration Curtailed When Claim Includes Sexual Harassment
Matthew J. Roberts, Esq. October 10, 2024
In 2017, the #MeToo movement highlighted the magnitude of issues associated with workplace sexual harassment, including perpetrators requiring private arbitration of sexual harassment claims to…
Important Updates on Arbitration Law
HRWatchdog April 1, 2022
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment Vice President Bianca Saad, and CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and James Ward…
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New Federal Law Prohibits Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment, Assault Claims
James W. Ward March 4, 2022
On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (the Act), which…
9th Circuit Allows California’s Ban on Mandatory Arbitrations to Proceed
Matthew J. Roberts, Esq. September 16, 2021
On September 15, 2021 in a split decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that prohibited California from…