Two recent decisions from the California Courts of Appeal could have massive ramifications for employers seeking to enforce arbitration agreements. Specifically, each court each held that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”) prohibits separating and arbitrating wage and hour claims that are part of the same suit as a sexual harassment claim. These holdings give plaintiffs’ lawyers a new tool try and defeat arbitration agreements and keep cases in litigation. Accordingly, California employers should be prepared for an influx of sexual harassment claims being tacked on to otherwise unrelated wage and hour lawsuits.
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Raymond Nhan is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Century City office.
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Raymond Nhan is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Century City office.
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