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Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Class Action D.R. Horton

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D.R. Horton on Steroids: NLRB Invalidates Arbitration Agreement Without Class Waiver

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As reported previously here, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) in D.R. Horton, Inc., 357 NLRB No. 184 (2012), held that requiring employees to enter into an arbitration agreement containing a...more

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Fifth Circuit Overrules NLRB On D.R. Horton Mandatory Arbitration Case

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As we previously reported, in D.R. Horton, the NLRB held that a mandatory arbitration agreement that waives employees’ rights to participate in class or collective actions is unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act...more

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NLRB Decisions To Fall Like Dominos?

As you may have heard, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals recently sent shockwaves through the labor relations world by holding that President Obama's "recess" appointments to the National Labor Relations Board...more

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Eighth Cicuit: FLSA Does Not Preclude Enforcement of Class Action Waiver

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In a significant victory for employers, the Eighth Circuit, in Owen v. Bristol Care Inc., No. 12-1719, overturned a Missouri district court ruling that class action waivers were unenforceable in FLSA cases....more

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Eighth Circuit Upholds Employment Agreement Waiving Collective Action Rights

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has joined the clear majority of federal district courts in concluding that employment arbitration agreements may bar class and collective actions, in spite of the National...more

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