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Texas District Court Deems Arbitration Agreement Enforceable

by Jason F. Clouser, Michael S. Gordon | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/3/2013

The US District Court for the Southern District of Texas recently held that a dispute between a group of employers and a former employee should be submitted to arbitration, finding that the arbitration agreement was valid and...more

Sutherland Case Reveals Problems In Applying Effective Vindication Of Rights Analysis To Class Action Waivers

by John Lewis | BakerHostetler on 3/19/2013

Introduction In April 2010, Stephanie Sutherland (“Sutherland”) filed a putative class action against Ernst & Young under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and New York law claiming that low-level accountants were...more

Eastern and Southern District Courts Compel Plaintiffs to Arbitrate their FLSA Collective Action Claims on an Individualized Basis

by Eric Raphan | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/11/2013

In February, two New York Federal District Court decisions joined other recent federal cases in enforcing arbitration agreements that preclude employees from bringing their Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) claims on a...more

California Court of Appeal Denies Wage-and-Hour Class Claims and Enforces Arbitration Agreement under Concepcion

by Andrea Brown, Daniel Corbett, Julie Totten | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 1/30/2013

Employers in California have been watching closely to see how courts will apply the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), which held that the Federal Arbitration Act...more

The Debate Continues: Recent Eighth Circuit Decision Adds to the Growing Tension between Federal Courts and the NLRB Regarding the...

by Greg Mersol, Ericka Spears | BakerHostetler on 1/30/2013

Much like a war where each side steadily amasses victories and defeats, the federal courts and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continue to have diverging opinions on the enforceability of class action waivers in...more

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Texas District Court Deems Arbitration Agreement Enforceable

Sutherland Case Reveals Problems In Applying Effective Vindication Of Rights Analysis To Class Action Waivers

Eastern and Southern District Courts Compel Plaintiffs to Arbitrate their FLSA Collective Action Claims on an Individualized Basis

California Court of Appeal Denies Wage-and-Hour Class Claims and Enforces Arbitration Agreement under Concepcion

The Debate Continues: Recent Eighth Circuit Decision Adds to the Growing Tension between Federal Courts and the NLRB Regarding the...

Eighth Circuit Permits Individual Arbitration of FLSA Claims

What To Watch At The Supreme Court In 2013

Arbitration Agreements May Contain FLSA Collective Action Waivers, 8th Circuit Rules

The Southern District Sends FLSA Claims To Arbitration

Southern District of New York Compels Arbitration of FLSA Collective Action Claims on an Individualized Basis

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