Congress Approves New Law Banning Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims
As we predicted a few weeks ago, there was a good chance that sometime within the near future the U.S.
Anti-Arbitration Bills Are on the Move in Congress
Without much fanfare, there has been a good deal of action within Congress recently to advance legislation designed to eliminate,
Third Circuit Upholds NLRB’s 2019 Deferral to Arbitration Standard
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently affirmed the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision in United
EEOC Proposes Favorable Changes to Its Conciliation Process
Following up on a vote by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in August to approve proposed revisions to the
Walmart Settles EEOC Lawsuit Challenging Use of Physical Ability Test for $20 Million
Walmart, Inc. and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently entered into a “Consent Decree” settling a lawsuit brought by
Supreme Court Denies Review in Troublesome Class Arbitration Case
Earlier this year, NT Lakis filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Center for Workplace Compliance with the U.S.
CWC’s Latest OFCCP Financial Settlements Update, September 2020
Factoring in a new batch of nine financial settlements, reported below, that have been posted by the agency since our
Recent Rulings by Two Federal Appeals Courts Give Expansive Reading to Federal Arbitration Act’s Transportation Exemption
In the last few weeks, two different federal appeals courts have ruled that drivers using Amazon’s app-based delivery program, AmazonFlex
EEOC Proposing Helpful Revisions to Its Regulations Governing Conciliation
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has voted to approve a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the
D.C. Circuit Rules in Jin v. Parsons Corp. That Question of Whether Parties Agreed To Arbitrate Must Be Decided in Mini-Trial Before Proceedings Go Further
A question courts can be faced with in ruling on a motion to compel arbitration is whether in fact the