Tag Archives: AB 51

California District Court Releases Opinion Invalidating AB 51

By Greg Mersol on February 11, 2020 Posted in Arbitration

Two Centuries of Federal Precedent Given Effect We’ve blogged several times the ongoing saga involving AB 51, California’s attempt to prevent the mandatory arbitration of employment claims largely by sanctioning employers who use such agreements. (Oct. 11, Dec. 30 and Jan. 16) Much of that saga currently focuses on the case of Chamber of Commerce … Continue Reading

District Court Preliminarily Enjoins Enforcement of California’s A.B. 51 Anti-Arbitration Law

By John Lewis and Joseph S. Persoff on February 3, 2020 Posted in Arbitration

Since Oct. 11, 2019, we have been blogging about California’s new anti-arbitration law and the injunctive action filed before Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to enjoin it. Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Bacerra, No. 2:19-cv-02456 (E.D. Cal.). See our blog articles of Oct. 11, 2019, Dec. 30, 2019 and … Continue Reading

Update on the TRO Issued in the Case Involving California’s AB 51 Anti-Arbitration Law

By John Lewis and Joseph S. Persoff on January 16, 2020 Posted in Arbitration

On Jan. 10, 2020 Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller further defined the scope, issues and duration of the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) she initially issued on Dec. 30, 2019. We blogged about the new California legislation and the TRO issued in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Bacerra, No. 2:19-cv-02456 … Continue Reading

District Court Temporarily Enjoins Enforcement of California’s AB 51 Anti-Arbitration Provision

By Joseph S. Persoff, John Lewis and Greg Mersol on December 30, 2019 Posted in Arbitration

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order halting the enforcement of Assembly Bill 51, California’s latest attempt to prevent arbitration of claims brought under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. We initially wrote about this statute, which sought to criminalize the use of arbitration agreements, on Oct. 11, 2019. AB 51, slated … Continue Reading