Category Archives: Employment Law Updates

Arbitration agreements

Mixed News for Employers on Arbitration Agreements

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Rulings on arbitration agreements continue to come thick and fast. Arbitration is a dispute resolution procedure where legal disputes are resolved by private arbitrators – typically retired judges – rather than in the public court system. Employers generally consider arbitration to be a more favorable forum for deciding disputes than litigating in court, though the costs to arbitrate are expensive.Read more→

CDPD Definition of close contact

Change in Definition of Close Contact

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What is the change?

The California Department of Public Health has issued an order changing its definition of “close contact” with regard to notifying potentially impacted employees of their exposure to a COVID-19 positive person in the workplace.  Effective immediately, “close contact” is now defined as either:Read more→

arbitration agreements

In Win For Employers, California Arbitration Agreements Can Be Mandated as a Condition of Employment (For Now)

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Employers generally consider arbitration to be a more favorable forum for deciding disputes than litigating in court, though the costs to arbitrate are expensive.  For one, juries who find against employers tend to be more generous in their awards than arbitrators. Second,  arbitration clauses can include class action waivers, making it hard or impossible for employees to bring class action lawsuits. For these reasons, employers have increasingly required employees to sign mandatory arbitration clauses.Read more→