The EEOC has rescinded its 1997 Policy Statement on Mandatory Binding Arbitration of Employment Discrimination Disputes as a Condition of Employment (the “Policy Statement”), which set forth the Commission’s position that...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Steven Hurd and partner Adam Lupion discuss developments from some of the key cases in labor and employment law in 2018. We will discuss notable cases from the United States...more
1/25/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
First Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Independent Contractors ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Joint Employers ,
LGBTQ ,
Local Ordinance ,
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Public Employees ,
Public Sector Unions ,
Salary/Wage History ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Dues
The Second Circuit recently held in Katz v. Cellco P’Ship d/b/a/ Verizon Wireless, Nos. 14-138, 14-291, 2015 WL 4528658 (2d Cir. July 28, 2015) that, under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), district courts must stay all...more