On Feb. 15, 2024, Partner Greg Mersol commented on a federal court’s injunction of California’s AB 51 arbitration ban in a Northern California Record article titled, “Court bans California state government from banning workplace arbitration.”
The court’s decision allows employers to use arbitration agreements without state sanctions, a move Mersol views favorably for employers, noting the injunction eliminates the potential risks, including civil and criminal penalties, associated with using arbitration agreements.