Owen v Bristol Care

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

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

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

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

An employer may include in its mandatory arbitration agreement a waiver of the right to bring collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal appeals court ruled January 7....more