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Implications of Mahram v. The Kroger Co.: A Closer Look at Arbitration Agreements

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In a recent legal dispute, Mahram v. The Kroger Co., a California Court of Appeal delivered a decision that may have implications for employment arbitration agreements. Although the case at hand involved a consumer...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

FTC Again Signals Strong Focus on Independent Contractor Misclassification Actions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continued its steady march toward broadening its enforcement over labor and employment conduct using antitrust laws in early February when Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya declared that the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Was There a Rainbow Connection? Arkansas Court Allows Religious Discrimination Case to Go Forward over Apron Symbol

Accommodating an employee’s sincerely held religious beliefs can be tricky. In EEOC v. Kroger, a court in Arkansas gives some guidance on how to handle these claims. The case law surrounding religious failure-to-accommodate...more

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NLRB Restores Employer Property Rights

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In NLRB v. Babcock & Wilcox, Inc., decided in 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court provided two exceptions to the general rule that an employer cannot be compelled to open its property to union organizers. The first exception applies...more

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NLRB rules employer can remove labor organizers from its parking lot

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued another decision benefitting employers by holding that an employer does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it removes from the employer’s parking...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The NLRB Rules That Employers May Bar Union Representatives From Their Property Even Though They Have Allowed Other Third Parties...

Setting clear and reasonable standards for taking access to an employer’s private property is high on the National Labor Relations Board’s agenda. Not only is the Board talking about issuing formal rules in this area, but the...more

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Track More Than Case Law When Drafting a Noncompete Covenant

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No doubt, ensuring that any agreement is consistent with judicial precedent is critical if you want to enforce that agreement at some point in the future. Nevertheless, merely incorporating precedential concepts or language...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Employment Law Alert: Parties Ordered to Arbitrate Despite Incomplete Arbitration Agreement

In Cruise v. Kroger Co., the Court of Appeal held a clear arbitration clause in an employment application, standing alone, was sufficient to establish the existence of an agreement between the employee and employer to...more

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Kroger Sued by EEOC for Violating ADA

Grocery Giant Fired Cashier at Howell Store Because of Back Impairment, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT - The Kroger Company of Michigan violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an...more

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EEOC Sues Kroger for Sexual Harassment

Company Failed to Stop Abuse of Female Teen Employee in North Little Rock Despite Her Complaints, Federal Agency Charges - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Major nationwide retail grocery store chain Kroger violated federal law by...more

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