August 25, 2026
A Ninth Circuit ruling that a worker can abandon arbitration after discovering and adding a sexual harassment allegation creates a pathway to keeping wage and hour claims in court, which could have worker-side attorneys on the lookout for such additional claims, attorneys said.
August 21, 2026
The Ninth Circuit's recent decision that a 2022 law barring mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment allegations shielded a former executive’s lawsuit may help workers keep a broader range of claims in court, but questions linger about the appellate ruling’s rationale. Here are three things to know about the divided opinion.
August 19, 2026
A split Ninth Circuit panel ruled Wednesday that a fired biopharmaceutical executive could quit arbitration and file a suit claiming her boss subjected her to gender-based harassment, finding the pivot was fair game under a law that shields sex misconduct disputes from out-of-court resolutions.
December 02, 2025
A California biopharmaceutical company told the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday that a district court erred in letting its former chief financial officer move her discrimination claims out of arbitration and into federal court, saying she arbitrated too long before invoking the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.
November 26, 2025
The Sixth and Ninth circuits will consider the scope of a 2022 law barring mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment and assault claims, and the Fourth Circuit will review whether HIV-positive prospective service members can be blocked from joining the military. Here are five oral arguments that discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in the coming month.
November 21, 2025
In the next two weeks, attorneys should keep an eye on Ninth Circuit oral arguments regarding whether a Native American tribe's sovereignty shields it from a labor arbitration award. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.