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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

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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

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Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Agreement Involving At-Will Employee

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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

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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,...

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

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Missouri Supreme Court Redefines Adequate Consideration for Enforcing Arbitration Agreements

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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

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