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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

9th Circuit Rules Federal Law Preempts California Ban on ... - Law.com

California’s law banning mandatory employee arbitration is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act, according to an appeals court decision Wednesday.

A majority opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit called California’s AB 51 “antithetical” to the FAA’s “liberal federal policy favoring arbitration agreements.”

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