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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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What to Watch - Supreme Court to Consider Whether Agreements to Waive Employees' Class or Collective Action Rights are Enforceable

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In recent years, employers have increasingly been subject to class and collective actions lawsuits by employees alleging various employment law violations, including claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In response,...more

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DOJ About-Face: Supporting Class Action Waivers, Parting Ways with the NLRB

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has just switched sides in a trio of high profile arbitration cases now pending before the Supreme Court, joining with the employers to argue that the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s)...more

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Department of Justice Reverses Course on Class Action Waivers

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In the ongoing debate over whether class action waivers in employee arbitration agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has done an about-face–switching stances from...more

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DOJ, reversing course, opposes NLRB ban on class action waivers

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In an unusual turn-about, the U.S. Justice Department has reconsidered its earlier position in a set of closely watched arbitration cases that the Supreme Court will decide next term and filed an amicus brief supporting the...more

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