In Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, the United States Supreme Court affirmed an arbitral decision allowing the plaintiff to proceed with classwide arbitration even in the absence of express language to that effect in the...more
6/17/2013 - Arbitration Arbitration Agreements Class Action Contract Interpretation Oxford Health v Sutter SCOTUS
6/17/2013 - ADA Arbitration Class Arbitration Contractors Disability Discrimination EEOC Exempt-Employees Facebook Hiring & Firing Misappropriation Non-Exempt Employees Pregnancy Sarbanes-Oxley Social Media Unpaid Interns Wal-Mart
In This Issue: - Feature Articles: - California Court Of Appeal Significantly Expands Pregnancy Leave Rights - New York Employer's Flex-time Policy Precluded Holding Employee Accountable For Tardiness...more
3/14/2013 - Disability Discrimination Discrimination FEHA Flex-Time Policies FMLA Hiring & Firing Medical Leave Over-Time Pregnancy Disability Leave Law Pregnancy Discrimination Punctuality Reasonable Accommodation Severance Pay Termination
Social media policies. Chances are your company has one, is in the process of drafting one, or is worried about not having one. Employees continue to gripe about their jobs and their bosses on Facebook, as states like...more
3/4/2013 - Costco Dish Network Facebook Karl Knauz Motors NLRA NLRB Protected Concerted Activity Savings Clause Social Media Social Media Policy Unions
Background - On January 14, 2013, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision clarifying – and ultimately rewriting – the applicable legal standard for introduction of parol evidence to show that a contract...more
1/30/2013 - Bank of America v Pendergrass Extrinsic Evidence Fraud Exception Parol Evidence Riverisland Written Agreements
In This Issue: *FEATURE ARTICLES - New Pregnancy and Disability Regulations for California Employers - Washington Federal Court Declines to Uphold Broad Non-compete Restrictions Against California...more
1/17/2013 - Amazon At-Will Employment Choice-of-Law Disability Discrimination Forced Retirement Free Speech Good Cause Non-Compete Agreements Pregnancy Pregnancy Discrimination Private Property Public Forum Ralphs Reasonable Accommodation Right to Picket Sexual Harassment Social Media Unions
In This Issue: - Court Refuses To Force Human Resources Director To Arbitrate Dispute Despite Misrepresentations That She Had Signed Arbitration Agreement - California Employers Allowed To Round Employee Time To...more
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