Anti-Arbitration Law On Hold

AB 51 purported to ban arbitration agreements as a condition of employment, continued employment, or the receipt of any employment-related benefit, by adding new section 432.6 to the Labor Code, effective January 1, 2020. On Monday, December 30, 2019, United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller issued a temporary restraining order against enforcement, pending a hearing to be held on January 10, 2020 on a motion for a preliminary injunction. The case was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Xavier Becerra, Case No. 2:19-cv-02456-KJM-DB. Read the text of the order here. Check back for further developments.