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Overbroad Employment Arbitration Agreements Will Not Be Enforced in California

Arbitration agreements, at their core, are contracts. As with any contract, there must be “mutuality” or, more colloquially, a “meeting of the minds” on what the contract is intended to encompass. For this reason, employment...more

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Peer Review Hearings Are Not Court Trials: California Reaffirms Flexible Nature Of Fair Procedure

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The California Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Boermeester v. Carry.  Though the case deals with fair procedure within a private university’s internal disciplinary proceedings, it provides helpful guidance for...more

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National Labor Relations Board Files Complaint against NCAA over Status of College Athletes

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On May 18, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) regional office in Los Angeles filed a complaint against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Pac-12 Conference, and the University of Southern...more

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NLRB Executing Its Gameplan to Treat Student Athletes as Employees

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We previously reported on General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo's announcement of the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) gameplan to treat certain student athletes at private colleges and universities (together, "Academic...more

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NLRB GC Files Complaint Alleging USC’s Football and Basketball Players are Employees

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Are Division I athletes who play football and basketball “student-athletes” or “employees”? The National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel (GC) has filed a complaint against the NCAA, the PAC-12, and the University of...more

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Labor Board Advances Claims that Student-Athletes Are Employees: What Does Your Athletic Department Need to Know?

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NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo just took another big step in the continuing saga surrounding college sports by filing a complaint seeking to have student-athletes classified as employees under the National Labor...more

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Pay-for-Play: The Status of College Athletes as Employees

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In a potentially game-changing move, the National College Players Association (NCPA), filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Region 32 against the University of Southern...more

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“Fight On”; NLRB’s Regional Office Pursuing Unfair Labor Practice Charges on Behalf of College Athletes against USC, Pac-12, and...

On December 15, 2022, the Regional Director of the Los Angeles Region of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) found “merit” in the unfair labor practice charges filed by football and men’s and women’s...more

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USC Gynecologist Accused of Sexual Abuse Surrenders Medical License

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In the latest fallout from a wide-ranging scandal, former USC gynecologist George Tyndall, who faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing hundreds of students, has surrendered his medical license to the Medical...more

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The University of Southern California’s Revised $215 Million Settlement Receives Initial Approval from Court

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On June 13, 2019, The University of Southern California’s (USC’s) $215 million settlement to resolve proposed class claims alleging that a former gynecologist, Dr. George Tyndall, sexually abused women for decades, has...more

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Closing the Side Door – The Imperative of the College Admission Scandal

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On March 12, 2019, the Justice Department unveiled its indictment and charges of 50 individuals involved in one of the most sweeping admissions scandals to hit higher education. Eight universities have been implicated in the...more

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USC bids $215 million to settle gynecologist scandal, with up to 17,000 claims

Yet another big university is learning a costly lesson about the perils of ignoring rogue doctors and their harming of vulnerable young people: The University of Southern California has offered to pay $215 million to settle...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds Putative Class Action ERISA Claims Fall Outside Scope of Individual Arbitration Agreements

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Plaintiffs, current and former employees of the University of Southern California (“USC”), were participants in two USC-sponsored ERISA contribution plans. In order to participate in the plans, individual employees were...more

Robinson+Cole ERISA Claim Defense Blog

Ninth Circuit Holds That Employees’ ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Their Employer is Not Subject to the Mandatory...

In Munro v. University of Southern California, No. 17-55550, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 20522 (9th Cir. July 24, 2018), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that employees alleging an ERISA breach of fiduciary duty...more

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Ninth Circuit Determines Employment Agreement Does Not Require Arbitration of Certain ERISA Claims

On July 24, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Munro v. University of Southern California, No. 17-55550, that an employer/fiduciary of a 401(k) plan cannot force a fiduciary breach claim under Employee...more

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The Ninth Circuit Addresses Whether To Enforce An Agreement To Arbitrate ERISA Claims

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Ninth Circuit declined to enforce an agreement to arbitrate ERISA Section 502(a)(2) claims, but did not rule out enforcement in other ERISA claim contexts....more

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Fame, reputation and a med school dean’s secret life

Although smaller community hospitals may provide treatments that are as good and as safe, Americans flock to academic medical centers for specialized care and complex procedures. They’re lured to the big, pricey institutions...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

USC Responds to Football Coach’s Claims that Termination Was Discriminatory

In October of last year, I wrote in this space about how the firing of Steve Sarkisian as head football coach by the University of Southern California (“USC”) may raise legal issues related to the Americans with Disabilities...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Employment Law Commentary, January 2016

Alcoholism And Disability Discrimination: Lessons From The USC Coach’s Case - If you have never dealt with an employee who is an alcoholic, rest assured, you will. Alcoholism has been described as the single largest,...more

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Do I or Don't I?—Alcoholism and Accommodations in the Workplace

Any college football fan can attest that this has been quite the year for upsets. As interesting as the on-field action has been, we have seen increasing media attention and fan commentary focused on the action off the...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: December 7, 2015 #2

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Data breaches were in the news again last week. The Association of Corporate Counsel released findings including the startling news that one-third of in-house counsel reported their organization had suffered a data breach...more

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Trojan Travails: Coach Sarkisian’s Alcoholism-Discrimination Lawsuit Against USC

Readers have been clamoring for my take on the alcoholism-discrimination lawsuit filed by Steve Sarkisian against the University of Southern California. Actually, I got one email from a reader, who had a better take on the...more

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Alcohol-Related Firing of USC Football Coach Raises ADA Concerns

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On October 12, 2015, the University of Southern California (“USC”) fired Steve Sarkisian, USC’s head football coach. Sarkisian’s firing appears to be in response to two alcohol-related incidents and, therefore, may raise...more

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That is SO last week - October 2015 #4

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Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its summary decision in Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille. Affirming the National Labor Relations Board, the Court held that an employee’s Facebook comments about working...more

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Drinking On The Job? Five Things Employers Need To Know In The Wake Of The USC Football Coach Controversy

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Football powerhouse USC (University of Southern California) fired its head football coach Steve Sarkisian on October 12, 2015, after it was widely reported that the coach had been under the influence of alcohol during several...more

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