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Seventh Circuit Sides With Sister Courts in Holding Availability of Class Arbitration is a Question of Arbitrability for the Courts to Decide
By Beth Graham - November 21, 2018
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has issued an opinion stating the availability of class arbitration is a threshold question for the courts, not an arbitrator, to decide.
U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Employers Over Class Arbitration Waivers
By Beth Graham - May 21, 2018
The United States Supreme Court has finally decided whether a collective action ban included in an employer’s arbitration agreement is lawful under the National Labor Relations Act.
Wisconsin Federal Court Confirms Class Arbitration Award Ahead of SCOTUS Decision
By Beth Graham - December 11, 2017
As much of the nation eagerly anticipates a pending United States Supreme Court ruling regarding whether a collective action ban included in an employer’s arbitration agreement is lawful under the National Labor Relations Act, a Wisconsin federal court has decided to uphold a class arbitration award in a wage and hour case.
Class Action Waivers in Employment Contracts: The Clash between the National Labor Relations Act and the Federal Arbitration Act
By Beth Graham - October 11, 2017
Professor Linda S. Mullenix, Rita and Morris Atlas Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, has written “Class Action Waivers in Employment Contracts: The Clash between the National Labor Relations Act and the Federal Arbitration Act,” 1 Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases 13 (Oct. 2, 2017); U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 577.
SCOTUS to Consider Murphy Oil, Epic Systems, and Ernst & Young Today
By Beth Graham - October 2, 2017
Today, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument regarding whether a collective action ban included in an employer’s arbitration agreement is lawful under the National Labor Relations Act.
SCOTUS to Hear Oral Argument in Murphy Oil on October 2nd
By Beth Graham - August 7, 2017
On the first day of its new term, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument regarding whether class-action waivers included in an employer’s arbitration agreement are lawful under the National Labor Relations Act.
NLRB Directs Regional Offices to Informally Settle Pending Cases Involving Class Waivers in an Employer’s Arbitration Agreement
By Beth Graham - February 28, 2017
Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a memo directing the agency’s regional offices to informally settle any pending cases involving employers who maintain arbitration agreements that bar workers from engaging in class or collective action when pursuing work-related claims.
Fifth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Employers’ Stand-Alone Class-Action Waiver Case
By Beth Graham - September 28, 2016
For years, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has maintained that a class-action waiver included in an employer’s arbitration agreement is enforceable.
NLRB, Fifth Circuit Continue Disagreement Regarding Class Arbitration Waivers
By Beth Graham - March 7, 2016
In early February, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) once again ruled that a class action waiver included in a mandatory arbitration agreement workers were required to sign as a condition of employment violated federal law.
U.S. Legislative Roundup, February 4, 2013
By Beth Graham - February 4, 2013
The following bills relating to alternative dispute resolution were introduced by the 113th U.S. Congress. The session convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2013 and will end on January 3, 2015. Click on the bill number to read its text and on the status link to find the bill’s most recent legislative action. Bills that passed: Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013. Amends Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Ass
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