1.The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements do not violate federal law. Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, No. 16-285; Ernst & Young LLP et al. v. Morris et al., No. 16-300;...more
An employer violated the National Labor Relations Act when it discharged an employee who protested an unlawful confidentiality policy, even though the employee protested without the involvement of any coworkers, the U.S....more
10/19/2017
/ Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
First Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Termination ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair Labor Practices
1.In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Department of Justice reversed itself and argued for the legality of mandatory arbitration agreement provisions waiving employees’ rights to bring class actions...more