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New York Appellate Court Reverses Order Compelling Arbitration, Holds Collective Bargaining Agreement Arbitration Provisions...

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New York statutes classify certain civil service positions as exempt where such positions are confidential in nature and require personal qualities that cannot practicably be tested by an examination. These positions are...more

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

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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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Fifth Circuit Affirms Order Compelling Arbitration Against Non-Signatories Based On “Intertwined Claims” Estoppel

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A physician sued several healthcare entities for wrongful termination of employment, negligence, breach of contract, and tortious interference with at-will employment. While two of the defendants were signatories to...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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