On June 7, 2107, a plaintiff brought a putative class and collective action against Chipotle for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law. The plaintiff asserts the company...more
6/15/2017
/ Apprenticeships ,
Chipotle Grill ,
Collective Actions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dismissals ,
Employee Definition ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On January 13, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases involving the lawfulness of class and collective action waivers in arbitration agreements. Since the National Labor Relations Board’s 2012...more
1/16/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Case Consolidation ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Contract ,
Ernst & Young ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Murphy Oil USA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS
On August 22, 2016, in Morris et al. v. Ernst & Young, LLP, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit followed the lead of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and the U.S Court of Appeals for the...more
8/24/2016
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Ernst & Young ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity