On July 30, 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated a collective action waiver signed as part of a separation and release agreement. The ruling is significant because it is the first time a federal appellate...more
Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal recently held that an arbitration agreement was unenforceable in the context of a claim brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when the agreement provides for an...more
The Sixth Circuit recently made clear in Boaz v. FedEx, et al., No. 12-5319, that an employer cannot shorten the time within which an employee can bring claims under the FLSA and EPA....more