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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Unlikely Ally: Employer Makes A Meal Out Of CBA Waiver

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A collective bargaining agreement, to permissibly waive a negotiable statutory right, must do so in a clear and unmistakable manner, by mentioning either the statutory protection being waived or the statute...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

For Employee To Be Compelled To Pursue FLSA Claims Pursuant To Contract Grievance Procedures, Language Of CBA Must Be Clear And...

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On May 15, 2017, the seventh circuit ruled that unless the language in a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) explicitly states that the employee must resolve his statutory and contractual rights through the grievance...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

7th Circuit Issues Ruling That Waiver of Statutory Rights under FLSA in Collective Bargaining Agreement Must Be Clear and...

On May 15, 2017, the Seventh Circuit issued its ruling in Vega v. New Forest Home Cemetery, LLC, finding that an employee was not barred from bringing a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) claim in a judicial forum, despite his...more

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