Employment disputes have successfully been resolved by arbitration for many decades. Arbitration is an effective way to achieve speed, economy, and justice in the resolution of many types of ...

A recent decision of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Court of First Instance provides useful guidance on how employment disputes may be treated when an employment contract contains an arbitration clause.

Some employers have embraced the use of employment arbitration agreements as a way to manage and mitigate the rising costs, risks and liabilities associated with employment-related claims.

Despite its best efforts, the California Legislature has been unable to substantially curtail the popularity of employment arbitrations in California. The hostility to employment arbitration remains ...

Many California employers ask incoming and existing employees to agree in advance to arbitrate any employment-related disputes and give up the right to bring such claims in court. Employees often are ...

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Blue Origin just lost a court battle over its own arbitration agreement – and every HR team in California should be paying ...

Since 1991, when the U.S. Supreme Court held that employment arbitration agreements are enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act, arbitration has become many employers’ favored method of ...

Comprehensive updates reflect public feedback, technological advances, and the AAA’s ongoing commitment to fairness, efficiency, and accessibility. NEW YORK, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ...

A federal appeals court handed employers a big arbitration win, blocking a tactic that threatened to wipe out hundreds of agreements at once. On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth ...

The most significant development this year was the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, 133 S. Ct. 2304 (2013), which addressed the extent to which ...

My last column focused on a California Court of Appeal ruling that confirmed it is easier for an employer to enforce a pre-dispute arbitration agreement when the employee signs the agreement in his or ...