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Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

Yes, an Arbitrator Can Exceed Their Powers in the Eleventh Circuit

The reports of the death of Section 10 of the FAA may have been greatly exaggerated. Thursday, a majority of the Eleventh Circuit held in Nalco Co. LLC v. Bonday that an arbitration award was subject to vacatur under Section...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

US Parent Not Liable for Employment Claims Brought Against Foreign Subsidiary

The applicability of U.S. labor and employment laws to U.S. citizens working outside of the country can be complicated. In general, if the citizen works for a U.S. company outside of the country, they enjoy the same legal...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of April 7 - 11, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Bilotti v. Fla DOC - postconviction relief - DeMarcus v. Univ of S Ala - Title IX, § 1983, volleyball coach, mistreatment - Joseph v. Bd of Regents Univ Ga - en banc denial,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case Involving Pre-Suit Requirements for Discrimination Lawsuits

In recent months, EmployNews has reported on a series of federal appellate decisions dealing with administrative prerequisites for filing lawsuits claiming employment discrimination. Some courts have stated that an EEOC...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fourth Circuit Says Failure to File Timely EEOC Charge Does Not Deprive Court of Jurisdiction

In a recent EmployNews article, we reported on a federal appellate circuit split over how courts should dispose of employment discrimination suits where the plaintiff fails to file an EEOC charge within the required statutory...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

SCOTUS: Only Appeal Filing Deadlines Prescribed by Statute are “Jurisdictional”

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On November 8, 2017, the Supreme Court issued an unanimous opinion in Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, Case No. 16-658, clarifying that an appeal filing deadline prescribed by statute is “jurisdictional,”...more

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Administrative Closing Of Employment Discrimination Case Subject To Arbitration Agreement Bars Appellate Review

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In Walker v. TA Operating, LLC et. al., Case No. 14-41046 (5th Cir. May 22, 2015), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal of an employment discrimination case subject to an arbitration agreement due to lack of...more

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