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Since its enactment, the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act has resulted in plaintiffs’ lawyers tacking on increasingly implausible sexual harassment claims to unrelated...more
Case Background - A sanitation employee at Golden State Foods Corporation, signed an arbitration agreement governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) at the start of his employment. In 2020, after reporting alleged...more
There may be no single, more efficient step an employer can take to manage litigation risk from its workforce than a properly administered mandatory employee arbitration program. An employee arbitration program is a powerful...more
I often joke that I decided to be a mediator when I realized that scripture says, “blessed are the peacemakers” and not “blessed are the litigators.” The truth, however, is that I wanted to be a mediator since the day I...more
On the 100th anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act, it is worth recalling that the law was enacted in 1925 in response to what the U.S. Supreme Court later called, in its 2011 opinion in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion,...more
Presumably, the decision must have seemed reasonable to the employer at the time. It was 2010, and Romeo Mendoza, a nurse and mid-level supervisor at Western Medical Center Santa Ana (known as Orange County Global Medical...more
The Alberta Human Rights Commission (the Commission) recently published its annual report, highlighting trends in human rights complaints for the fiscal year April 1, 2023—March 31, 2024....more
Sexual harassment legislation keeps coming in the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the resulting #Metoo Movement. Recently, the state of California enacted a bill protecting survivors of sexual assault, sexual...more
The California Court of Appeal dealt another blow to arbitration, just months after we reported the last such decision here. This time, the Court ruled that the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and...more
On March 3, 2022, Congress enacted the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”) which precludes employers from requiring employees to arbitrate disputes related to sexual assault or...more
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA), a hostile work environment “accrues” for purposes of the EFAA each time a...more
The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) gives an employee the option of bringing claims related to sexual assault or harassment in court instead of arbitration. The EFAA, however,...more
California recently passed a bill, AB 933, that expands the definition of “privileged speech” to include communications about information concerning sexual harassment, sexual assault, or discrimination. The new law defines...more
The question of vicarious liability in the context of nonemployment relationships has been a key issue confronting courts dealing with institutional sexual abuse claims. Indeed, the High Court of Australia will soon deliver...more
Informal resolution is a powerful Title IX tool that allows parties to have a say in the outcome, avoid a hearing, and save time and resources for all involved. So why isn’t every case resolved informally? In this webinar,...more
Title IX was introduced in 1971 as a proposed amendment to the Education Amendments of 1971 and was subsequently codified at 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–1688.8 The principal purpose of Title IX is set out in U.S.C. § 1681... ...more
March 29, 2023 | Behind the Bio LISI Livestream From litigator to . . . peacebuilder? Henry Yampolsky, J.D., joins host Julie Owsik Ackerman for this month’s episode of our series, Behind the Bio, where we will interview a...more
Title IX Regulations Training (K-12) - Join Bricker & Eckler attorneys for a series of trainings to learn how to remain compliant with the current Title IX regulations....more
Employers – and, in particular, car dealerships – have relied on binding arbitration agreements to resolve employment disputes for decades. Arbitration offers a confidential setting in which businesses can efficiently...more
Title IX Regulations Training (K-12) - The final Title IX regulations have been released. How will the new requirements affect your policies and procedures? Join Bricker & Eckler attorneys for a series of trainings to learn...more
How Law Limiting Arbitration Agreements for Sexual Assault, Harassment Claims Affects Construction- In an industry often targeted by anti-discrimination agencies, construction industry employers need to be aware of a new...more
The New York Times article detailing the accounts of survivors of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct sparked a wave of revelations and stories from survivors of sexual harassment and abuse in multiple industries throughout...more
Title IX Regulations Training (K-12) - The final Title IX regulations have been released. How will the new requirements affect your policies and procedures? Join Bricker & Eckler attorneys for a series of trainings to...more
In a rare display of bipartisanship, Congress recently passed a new law that is poised to eliminate pre-dispute mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment and sexual assault disputes. On February 7, 2022, the House of...more