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OFCCP Week In Review: June 2021 #5

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GAO report shows servicemembers can effectuate USERRA and SCRA rights in arbitration, and arbitration clauses do not prevent...

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Consumer advocates often contend that Congress should prohibit arbitration agreements with class action waivers because servicemembers and other consumers need class actions to effectuate their statutory rights.  However, a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Update

A degree of uncertainty hangs over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) following the November 2017 resignation of its first director, Richard Cordray. On his last day in office, Cordray appointed his chief of...more

Jones Day

GAO Finds That Proposal’s Mention of Arbitration Agreements Warrants Sustaining Protest

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The Situation: GAO sustained a protest challenging a task order award where the awardee's proposal included letters of intent that mentioned an arbitration agreement that was required as a condition of employment. The...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Arbitration Programs and Enforcement: Top 10 Checklist

(...) Saving Money – The Proof is in the Empirical Data - A recent national study concluded that arbitration awards are approximately 35% lower than recoveries in the court systems. Moreover, attorney’s fees for defending...more

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