Class Action Arbitration Waivers, Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

NLRB Decisions To Fall Like Dominos?

by Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/12/2013

As you may have heard, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals recently sent shockwaves through the labor relations world by holding that President Obama's "recess" appointments to the National Labor Relations Board...more

Some Class-Action Waiver Clauses Continue to be Held Unenforceable, Even After Concepcion

by Christopher M P Jackson | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 2/6/2013

In a decision dated January 7, 2013, the California Court of Appeal invalidated a mandatory arbitration and class action waiver clause in an automobile sales contract, ruling that the arbitration clause was unconscionable and...more

Eighth Cicuit: FLSA Does Not Preclude Enforcement of Class Action Waiver

by S. Jeanine Conley | BakerHostetler on 1/16/2013

In a significant victory for employers, the Eighth Circuit, in Owen v. Bristol Care Inc., No. 12-1719, overturned a Missouri district court ruling that class action waivers were unenforceable in FLSA cases....more

Legal Alert: Eighth Circuit Requires Arbitration Of FLSA Claim And Rejects Board Decision In D.R. Horton

by John Allgood | FordHarrison on 1/16/2013

The Eighth Circuit recently upheld the validity of a mandatory arbitration agreement containing a class action waiver and ordered the arbitration of an employee's collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act. See...more

Eighth Circuit Upholds Employment Agreement Waiving Collective Action Rights

by Erin Clarke, Daniel V. Johns, Steven Suflas | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/15/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has joined the clear majority of federal district courts in concluding that employment arbitration agreements may bar class and collective actions, in spite of the National...more

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Class Action Arbitration Waivers › Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

NLRB Decisions To Fall Like Dominos?

Some Class-Action Waiver Clauses Continue to be Held Unenforceable, Even After Concepcion

Eighth Cicuit: FLSA Does Not Preclude Enforcement of Class Action Waiver

Legal Alert: Eighth Circuit Requires Arbitration Of FLSA Claim And Rejects Board Decision In D.R. Horton

Eighth Circuit Upholds Employment Agreement Waiving Collective Action Rights

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