Labor/Employment
Jan. 8, 2020
AB 51: Inspired by #MeToo
On Oct. 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 51 into law, which prohibits employers from requiring employees to agree as a condition of employment to mandatory pre-dispute arbitration of claims arising under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and related employment statutes.
Brian S. Kabateck
Founding and Managing Partner
Kabateck LLP
Consumer rights
633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071
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Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.
Joana Fang
Associate
Blackstone Law APC
8383 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 745
Beverly Hills , CA 90071
Phone: (310) 622-4278
Email: jfang@blackstonepc.com
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Joana specializes in consumer class actions, personal injury, wrongful death and insurance bad faith claims.
On Oct. 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 51 into law, which prohibits employers from requiring employees to agree as a condition of employment to mandatory pre-dispute arbitration of claims arising under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and related employment statutes. The act, codified in Government Code Section 12953 and California Labor Code Section 432.6, took effect Jan. 1. The Consumer Attorneys of California co-sponsored the legislation ...
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