Bill Text: CA SB707 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Arbitration agreements: enforcement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 870, Statutes of 2019. [SB707 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB707-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 707

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Introduced by Senators Wieckowski and Hertzberg

February 22, 2019

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An act to relating to arbitration.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 707, as introduced, Wieckowski. Arbitration agreements.

Existing law regulates arbitrations conducted pursuant to an agreement, as specified.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish appropriate procedures, sanctions, and remedies applicable when an employer breaches an arbitration agreement imposed as a condition of employment.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that establishes appropriate procedures, sanctions, and remedies applicable when an employer breaches an arbitration agreement imposed as a condition of employment.