Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Jan. 14, 2021
State law on arbitration fees debated in US court
The hearing in litigation between Postmates and thousands of driver considered whether California’s SB 707 on timely arbitration fee payments is unconstitutional and preempted by the Federation Arbitration Act.
The constitutionality of a law that penalizes businesses that don't pay arbitration fees on time came under question Wednesday when attorneys known for tackling gig work issues debated before a federal judge.
Senate Bill 707, which went into effect in 2020, "is indefensible in light of the Federal Arbitration Act, and it shares all the hallmarks of other California laws that the Supreme Court has held repeatedly are preempted by the...
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