In Retzios v. Epic Systems Corp., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals considered an appeal brought by the plaintiff, a former employee of Epic, who was fired after she refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The...more
4/1/2025
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Termination ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
In Lubin v. Starbucks Corp., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals considered defendant Starbucks’ appeal of an order denying its motion to compel arbitration of the plaintiffs’ lawsuit alleging that Starbucks sent deficient...more
2/18/2025
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
COBRA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Former Employee ,
Health Insurance ,
Labor Code ,
Motion to Compel ,
Spouses ,
Starbucks ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms
The plaintiff was employed by defendant Pilot Catastrophe Services Inc. as an insurance claims adjuster, where she was responsible for inspecting property damage claims and providing damage estimates to insurance companies....more
In Michigan AFSCME Council 25 v. County of Wayne, the Supreme Court of Michigan declined an application filed by Michigan AFSCME Council 25 and Affiliated Local 101 for leave to appeal a judgment of the circuit court and...more
5/31/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Arbitrators ,
Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Disputes ,
MI Supreme Court ,
Standard of Review ,
Unions ,
Vacated
In Jackson v. Applied Materials Corp., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order granting a motion to compel arbitration of the plaintiff’s discrimination and retaliation claims, finding the...more
In Marino v. CVS Health, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found defendant CVS Health’s “arbitration of workplace legal disputes policy” and related arbitration agreement compelled arbitration of...more
11/8/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Employees ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Motion to Compel ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
In Payne v. Savannah College of Art and Design Inc., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order denying a motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff Isaac Payne’s discrimination-based claims. The...more
In Bazemore v. Papa John’s U.S.A. Inc., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals considered the plaintiff’s appeal of an order granting the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint brought...more
In Lynch v. Tesla Inc., the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order adopting a magistrate judge’s recommendation that the plaintiffs’ lawsuit should be dismissed in favor of arbitration. The plaintiffs...more
7/26/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Automotive Industry ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
Separation Agreement ,
Tesla ,
WARN Act
In Women’s Care Specialists, P.C. v. Dr. Margot G. Potter and Dr. Karla Kennedy v. Dr. Margot G. Potter, the Alabama Supreme Court reversed opinions of the trial court that had denied motions to compel arbitration and held...more
Donald Kinsella was an employee of defendant Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC. In June 2013, he suffered a work-related injury resulting in his disability and receipt of disability benefits for three years. Baker Hughes’...more
In Lambert v. Signature Healthcare LLC, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s denial of the defendants-appellants’ motion to dismiss and to compel arbitration under the FAA, holding that the...more