Dorothy Gale famously remarked upon finding herself in Oz “Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Class action wage and hour plaintiffs on the west coast are now awakening to the fact that while they may still...more
7/12/2013
/ American Express ,
American Express v Italian Colors Restaurant ,
Arbitration ,
AT&T Mobility v Concepcion ,
Class Action ,
Collective Actions ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Ernst & Young ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour
Decades ago, Congress passed the Federal Arbitration Act to combat the hostility courts showed towards arbitration agreements. Since that time, the Supreme Court has repeatedly pronounced the public policy in favor of the...more
12/17/2012
/ American Express ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
AT&T Mobility ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Nitro-Lift Technologies ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Oxford Health ,
Split of Authority ,
UBS