Contract Terms, Arbitration, Employment Discrimination

To Sever or Not to Sever, That is the Question For Courts Reviewing Employment Arbitration Agreements for Enforceability

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 4/8/2025

Less than a year ago, the California Supreme Court in Ramirez v. Charter Communications, Inc. opined, in the context of employment arbitration agreements, that there is no bright line rule that requires a court to refuse...more

EEOC Retracts Long-standing Policy Against Binding Arbitration in Bias Cases

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 12/23/2019

On Dec. 16, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rescinded its 1997 policy statement on “Mandatory Binding Arbitration of Employment Discrimination Disputes as a Condition of Employment (the 1997 Policy...more

NDNY Finds Party Waived Right to Pursue Employment-Related Claims and Confirms Arbitration Award

Carlton Fields on 8/27/2019

The plaintiff voluntarily signed an employment agreement that provided that any and all employment-related disputes arising out of the plaintiff’s employment would be subject to confidential arbitration. Following his...more

Failure to Specifically Challenge “Delegation” Clause in Arbitration Agreement Means Motion to Compel Arbitration “Must Be...

Carlton Fields on 7/10/2019

The plaintiff sued his former employer for discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, and violations of the Missouri Human Rights Act. The defendant moved to compel arbitration based on the parties’ Mutual...more

Mandatory Arbitration Provision Enforceable in Sexual Harassment Case Despite Recent NY Law

Hogan Lovells on 7/2/2019

On June 26, 2019, Judge Denise Cote, of the Southern District of New York, granted a motion to compel arbitration of an employment discrimination, retaliation and sexual harassment claim—despite recently passed NY law, NY...more

Contract Terms › Arbitration › Employment Discrimination

To Sever or Not to Sever, That is the Question For Courts Reviewing Employment Arbitration Agreements for Enforceability

EEOC Retracts Long-standing Policy Against Binding Arbitration in Bias Cases

NDNY Finds Party Waived Right to Pursue Employment-Related Claims and Confirms Arbitration Award

Failure to Specifically Challenge “Delegation” Clause in Arbitration Agreement Means Motion to Compel Arbitration “Must Be...

Mandatory Arbitration Provision Enforceable in Sexual Harassment Case Despite Recent NY Law

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