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#MeToo—New York Poised to Ban Non-Disclosure and Arbitration of Sexual...
On March 30, 2018, the New York State Assembly completed passage of the 2018-19 state budget. Undoubtedly spurred by the #MeToo movement, the final budget measure, which is expected to be signed into...
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Epic News for Employers: Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements are...
Employers across the country started the work week with some positive and long-awaited news. On Monday, May 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case that employment arbitration...
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#MeToo One Year Later – Employers’ Responses to the Movement
On October 15, 2017, the #MeToo movement began in earnest following a tweet by actress Alyssa Milano. To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the #MeToo movement, the Orrick Employment Law and...
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It’s Never Too Late: NLRB Rules Employers Can Update an Existing Mandatory...
Arbitration agreements are a powerful tool in resolving employment actions. As we noted last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case that employers can use class and collective action...
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A Fair Victory? House Democrats Pass the FAIR Act to Limit Mandatory Arbitration
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis—a decision that upheld the validity of class action waivers in arbitration agreements (discussed in our prior...
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Try To Restrain Yourself: California Is Temporarily Restrained From Enforcing...
Remember California’s new ban on mandatory workplace arbitration agreements? The Eastern District of California has put it on ice, granting a temporary restraining order against the ban’s enforcement....
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New California Employment Laws for 2020
2020 is upon us, and with it, a slew of new employment laws that are now in effect. Read on for a description of 13 key employment laws every employer operating in California should know about going...
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The TRO on AB 51 is Still in Effect Following Oral Argument – With...
On Friday, January 10, 2020, Chief United States District Judge Kimberly Mueller of the Eastern District of California heard oral argument on plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction. As a result...
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AB 51 Update: Preliminary Injunction Granted
On Friday January 31, 2020, Judge Kimberly Mueller of the Eastern District of California granted a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of California Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) to the extent...
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A Preliminary Employer Victory: California Federal Court Issues Preliminary...
On February 7, 2020, Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller of the Eastern District of California issued a detailed order explaining the court’s January 31, 2020 grant of a preliminary injunction...
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