News & Analysis as of

At-Will Employment Arbitration Agreements

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Fourth Circuit’s Reinstatement of $1.2 Million Award Highlights Risk of Arbitration Agreements

On February 24, 2022, the Fourth Circuit restored a $1,186,975.00 arbitration award for a North Carolina securities wholesaler (“Warfield”) who alleged that his former employer ICON Advisers Inc. (“ICON”) unlawfully fired him...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: April 2019

Payne & Fears on

This month's key employment law cases address the enforcement of arbitration agreements. Diaz v. Sohnen Enters., 34 Cal. App. 5th 126, 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 827 (2019) Summary:  When employee continues his or her employment...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Continued employment is "acceptance" of an arbitration agreement: California Snapshot 

What if a California employer changes its policies to include mandatory arbitration? And what if an employee signs nothing agreeing to arbitration, and even objects to arbitration orally and in writing?...more

Lathrop GPM

Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Agreement Involving At-Will Employee

Lathrop GPM on

The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld an arbitration agreement signed at the commencement of at-will employment. In doing so, the Court implicitly identified two steps that employers can take to strengthen arbitration...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Is Missouri Easing Up On Employment Arbitration Agreements?

It appears so, but employers should still be cautious. Just before the holidays in December, the Missouri Supreme Court issued a ruling that may allow employers to use initial at-will employment as a basis to support...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Missouri Supreme Court Gives Early Holiday Present to Easter Seals

It’s time for our annual holiday season blog on the status of arbitration agreement enforceability in Missouri. Last year we brought you “Missouri Supreme Court Punts Two Lawsuits in a Row, on Direct Flights to Arbitration,”...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Federal Court in Missouri Holds At-Will Employment Is Not Consideration for Noncompete

The end of the year is an opportune time for employers to make sure their noncompete and arbitration agreements are still valid. A recent Missouri federal court decision underscores how difficult it can be to enforce those...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

New Year’s Resolution for Missouri Employers: Arbitration Agreements In Light of Jimenez v. Cintas Corporation

Still looking for a New Year’s resolution? The Missouri Court of Appeals rang in 2015 by refusing to enforce an arbitration agreement between an employer and an employee. The decision continues the robust trend in Missouri of...more

Stinson LLP

Missouri Supreme Court Redefines Adequate Consideration for Enforcing Arbitration Agreements

Stinson LLP on

Continued at-will employment is no longer sufficient consideration to enforce arbitration provisions in Missouri. In Baker v. Bristol Care, a recent decision of the Missouri Supreme Court, a slim majority of the Court struck...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

Introduction - Wow, 2012 was quite the year for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”)! Last year, we discussed the Board’s agenda, which at the time we described as aggressive, but with the benefit of...more

Fisher Phillips

Healthcare Update - November 2012, No. 4

Fisher Phillips on

In This Issue: - NLRB Continues To Set Sights On Healthcare Employers By Jim Kurek (Cleveland): The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has continued its aggressive attack on employers in the healthcare...more

Fisher Phillips

Healthcare Update, No. 4, November 2012: NLRB Continues To Set Sights On Healthcare Employers

Fisher Phillips on

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has continued its aggressive attack on employers in the healthcare industry and nonunion employers generally. With a membership majority that is widely recognized as being pro-union,...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

Recent NLRB Decisions Challenge At-Will Disclaimers and May Impact HR Investigations

Earlier this year, in D.R. Horton, Inc., 357 NLRB No. 184 (Jan. 6, 2012), the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) held that mandatory arbitration agreements requiring all employment disputes to be resolved...more

Morgan Lewis

NLRB Extends Reach to Nonunion Workplaces

Morgan Lewis on

Recent cases challenge at-will employment, confidentiality, dispute resolution, and social media policies in nonunion workplaces. Over the last few years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken more...more

14 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide