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National Labor Relations Board Class Action Epic Systems Corp v Lewis

The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed... more +
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA.    less -
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NLRB Clarifies Employer Right to Require Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Following Supreme Court’s Epic Systems Decision

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In a significant decision for employers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) provided new guidance addressing the intersection of arbitration agreements and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB’s recent...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

NLRB Serves Up Guidance for Restaurants on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements in Post-Epic Systems Era

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently provided guidance in Cordúa Restaurants, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 43, for employers seeking to require employees to sign class action and collective action waivers in arbitration...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

NLRB: Employers Can Revamp Arbitration Agreements in Response to Collective or Class Action Suits

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The Supreme Court held last year in Epic Systems v. Lewis that mandatory arbitration agreements requiring employees to arbitrate claims against their employer on an individual—rather than on a class or collective—basis are...more

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The National Labor Relations Board Issues Employer-friendly Arbitration Ruling

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In its groundbreaking decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 584 US ___, 138 S. Ct. 1612 (2018), the Supreme Court held that the National Labor Relations Act permits employer/employee agreements that contain class- and...more

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Considerations for Use of Arbitration Agreements to Curtail Class Claims

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May 21, 2019, marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, which upheld the use of class action waivers in employee arbitration agreements....more

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2018 Employment and Labor Law Update: The Year of #MeToo (Presentation)

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Gary Fowler and John Jansonius presented "2018 Employment and Labor Law Update: The Year of #MeToo" at the 20th annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium on Oct. 11, 2018 at the Westin Galleria Hotel....more

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The Practical NLRB Advisor: Fall 2018

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the fall 2018 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This issue examines the Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems Corp....more

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Fair Labor Standards Act Collective Action Provision Too Does Not Make Agreement to Mandatory Bilateral Arbitration Unenforceable

When the Supreme Court ruled recently that the “concerted activities” provision of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) did not make a contractual waiver of “class arbitration” unenforceable, it provided an extensive...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Eleventh Circuit Remands Arbitration Case to NLRB in Light of Supreme Court Decision

In May in its Epic Systems decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the ability of employers to compel individual mandatory arbitration of employment disputes as an alternative to class or collective action litigation....more

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Supreme Court Year in Review: Union Agency Fees, Travel Restrictions, and the Retirement of Justice Kennedy

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The U.S. Supreme Court closed out its most recent term, which began in October 2017, with a number of high-profile and ground-breaking decisions. ...more

Lewitt Hackman

FRANCHISEE 101: Class Not in Session

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In May, the U.S. Supreme Court held that mandatory arbitration agreements containing class action or collective action waivers must be enforced as written....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - June 2018

This edition of Employment Flash provides an overview of employment laws going into effect in July 2018 in certain jurisdictions, three recent employment-related U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the National Labor Relations...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Case for Class - Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements

Last month, in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, the Supreme Court of the United States decided class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements do not violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). A class action...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Law Insights - Issue 2, June 2018

...In this issue, Mitch Rhein examines the Supreme Court decision permitting class action waivers, Spencer Cook looks at a recent decision that warns employers to be careful about asking for past pay rates, Chelsea Thompson...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Employment Agreements that Prevent Class Action Litigation Deemed Legal

An extremely close 5-4 ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that employment agreements that state employees must give up their rights to pursue class action claims are legal. The issue reached the Supreme Court from the...more

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Epic Win for Employers on Individual Arbitration Agreements

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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that employers may require their employees to resolve wage and hour disputes through one-on-one arbitration instead of through class actions. In Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, the Supreme Court...more

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Supreme Court Holds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements are Enforceable - a Victory for Employers

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The U.S. Supreme Court held on May 21 that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements are enforceable. This is a major victory for employers. ...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers

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On May 21, the United States Supreme Court held that mandatory arbitration agreements containing class action waivers are to be enforced as written. In Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, a trio of consolidated appeals, the Court...more

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A Win for Employers: US Supreme Court Rules Class Waivers Are Lawful

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The Supreme Court clarified that employers who maintain or adopt arbitration agreements with class waivers may avoid class action wage and hour lawsuits, clearing the way for employers to reduce potential exposure. The US...more

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Supreme Court Okays Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements

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May a company ask its employees to enter into agreements to arbitrate disputes and that also waive an employee’s ability to bring a class or collective action on behalf of other present or former employees? On May 21, 2018,...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

The U.S Supreme Court’s Ruling on Arbitration Clauses - What This Means for Businesses

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On May 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that arbitration agreements between employees and their employers requiring individual arbitration must be enforced, giving employers the green light to require employees to enter...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Class Arbitration Waivers

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday decided Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 16-285 (May 21, 2018), upholding employment contract provisions that require employees to arbitrate their disputes with the company individually rather...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

U.S. Supreme Court Permits Employer Use of Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements

In one of its most important employment law decisions in decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an employer's use of a class or collective action waiver (class waiver) in a mandatory employment arbitration agreement...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Employers’ Use of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements

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A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court decided one of the most highly anticipated employment cases in recent years on May 21, 2018, holding in Epic Systems Corporation v. Lewis that the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)...more

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US Supreme Court upholds arbitration agreements with class action waivers

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On Monday, Justice Gorsuch for the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis, together with two companion cases, upholding the use of class and collective action waivers in arbitration...more

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