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Anti-Arbitration Statute Gets Zapped!
The Empire Struck Back when the California Court of Appeal held that the state’s latest back-door attempt to outlaw employment arbitration by any means necessary is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Hernandez v. Sohnen Enterprises, Inc., 2024 WL 2313710 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024). As indicated in our earlier post on this topic, it was just a matter of time before an appellate court found FAA preemption of Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1281.97, which requires that an employer pay (and the arbitrator receive) all arbitration fees that are owed within 30 days or face an automatic “waiver” of the right to arbitrate.
More on California Anti-Arbitration Statute Litigation Here >
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California Assembly Approves Color Additive Ban in Schools
On May 21, 2024, the California Assembly passed AB 2316, ordering it to the Senate. If enacted, the bill would prohibit public schools from offering, selling, or otherwise providing food and beverages containing the color additives Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 40, titanium dioxide, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6, as well as beverages with added caffeine.
More on California Color Additive Ban Here >
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California AG Publishes FAQs on California’s ‘Junk Fee’ Law
California’s new “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478, is effective July 1, 2024, and will generally ban so-called “junk fees” by prohibiting “drip pricing,” which the legislation describes as “advertising a price that is less than the actual price that a consumer will have to pay for a good or service.” SB 478 generally requires that advertised prices encompass all fees consumers will pay, prohibiting the addition of most mandatory fees not included in the advertised price. With certain exceptions, businesses must present the total consumer cost upfront.
More on California's Junk Fee Law Here >
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