The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied a petition for certiorari that challenged a California Supreme Court decision carving out an exception to the federal high court’s recent holdings in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion and...more
2/11/2015
/ American Express v Italian Colors Restaurant ,
Arbitration ,
AT&T Mobility v Concepcion ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Iskanian v CLS Transportation ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Preemption ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SCOTUS
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that President Obama’s 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were invalid. Justice Stephen Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court in N.L.R.B. v. Noel...more
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday issued two Title VII decisions favorable to employers. One case examined the definition of a supervisor under the anti-discrimination laws, and the other dealt with an employee’s burden of...more
6/25/2013
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Mixed Motive Cases ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
Vance v. Ball State University