Employers seeking to move workplace claims from the courthouse to arbitration received some good news Friday from the U.S. Supreme Court. If a trial court denies a party’s request to compel arbitration, the court must pause...more
6/26/2023
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Coinbase ,
Coinbase Inc v Bielski ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Motion to Compel ,
SCOTUS ,
Unconscionable Contracts
Employers that face lawsuits from employees often seek to move such claims from the courthouse to arbitration. But what happens if the trial court refuses to compel arbitration and the employer appeals the decision? Should...more
5/15/2023
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Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Coinbase ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Motion to Compel ,
Oral Argument ,
SCOTUS ,
Unconscionable Contracts
Employers that face lawsuits from employees often seek to move such claims from the courthouse to arbitration. But what happens if the trial court refuses to compel arbitration and the employer appeals the decision? Should...more
To the relief of employers across the country, the Supreme Court today ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements do not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and are,...more
5/21/2018
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Employment Contract ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Opt-Outs ,
SCOTUS
In an unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court held today that California’s law requiring one day of rest in seven looks only at the employer’s defined workweek when determining the applicable period of time to be...more