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Federal appeals court upholds pro-worker California law limiting arbitration

JURIST

Violations of the law can be considered a misdemeanor offense, which potentially may result in civil sanctions for the employer. The judge found that the law was preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). In 2019, California passed Assembly Bill 51 (AB51), to limit workplace arbitration agreements.

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Arbitration clauses, prejudicial delays, and one justice’s contract-law “nightmare”

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Before the Supreme Court, Morgan is arguing that courts cannot adopt special, arbitration-specific waiver standards: If state law normally does not require a showing of prejudice to establish waiver of a contractual right — and she argues Iowa law does not — courts also should not require prejudice before finding waiver in the arbitration context.

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Understanding breach of contract law in California

OneLegal

Explore breach of contract law in California, including key legal concepts, common issues, and valuable resources. The post Understanding breach of contract law in California appeared first on One Legal.

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Supreme Court grants certiorari in arbitration clause case

JURIST

.” The court also ruled to allow the filing of an amicus brief “on Behalf of Law Professors in Support of Granting the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. ” The post Supreme Court grants certiorari in arbitration clause case appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. .

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What it’s like to be a law student turned legal secretary

SimplyLawJobs

We recently caught up with Myfanwy Sequeira, a law graduate who now works at Brockbanks as a legal secretary. Myfanwy kindly shared the path she took as a student, her 3 key pieces of advice for aspiring legal professionals and an insight into life as a student and secretary. What path have you taken to study law?

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Choice of law in commercial contracts and regulatory competition: new steps to be made by the EU?

Conflict of Laws

The recently published study titled ‘European Commercial Contract Law’, authored by Andrea Bertolini, addresses the theme of regulatory competition. It offers new policy recommendations to improve EU legal systems’ chances of being chosen as the law governing commercial contracts.

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SCOTUS bars emotional distress damages under the Affordable Care Act

JURIST

Plaintiff Jane Cummings is legally blind and was born deaf. Cummings then filed a lawsuit against Premier for discrimination on the basis of her disability, alleging that the company violated federal anti-discrimination laws when refusing to provide her with an interpreter.