Ninth Circuit Rules California Anti-Arbitration Law Is Preempted by Federal Arbitration Act

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts California Assembly Bill 51, a state law that makes it a criminal offense for an employer to require an employee or a job applicant to consent to arbitration. The case is Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta. 

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