Mandatory Arbitration Clauses › The National Labor Relations Act

NLRB Decisions To Fall Like Dominos?

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

Non-Union Employer’s Mandatory Arbitration Provision Violates The NLRA

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues with its trend of finding fault with employer policies, this time holding that a non-union company’s mandatory grievance and arbitration policy violated the National Labor...more

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

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

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