Showing posts with label Fair Employment and Housing Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fair Employment and Housing Act. Show all posts

Sunday, May 02, 2010

CA Supreme Court: Arbitration Awards can be Vacated

On Monday, April 26, the California Supreme Court by Justice Moreno, writing for a 4-3 majority, decided that courts may vacate arbitration awards such as Fair Employment and Housing Act claims when the arbitrator makes a "legal error" which deprives an individual of a hearing on unwaivable statutory rights.