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
CWC Files Brief With Supreme Court Urging Reversal of Second Circuit Decision Imposing Class Arbitration in Sterling Jewelers, Inc. v. Jock
NT Lakis recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) with the Supreme Court
EEOC Launches Two New Nationwide Pilot Programs Designed To Increase Voluntary Resolution of Charges
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week that it has launched two new nationwide pilot programs that will,
New OFCCP “Pre-Referral Mediation Program” Directive Adds Another Component to Agency’s Focused Effort on Improving the Efficiency of Compliance Evaluation Process
In the final of three recent internal directives issued by Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Craig Leen
Fourth Circuit Rules in Ashford v. PricewaterhouseCoopers That “Franken” Amendment Does Not Prohibit Enforcement of Former Defense Contractor’s Arbitration Agreement
Ten years ago, Congress approved an amendment advocated by and named after former U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) to prohibit
EEOC Formally Rescinds Its Legally Discredited 22-Year-Old Anti-Arbitration Guidance
Finally conceding that its official position no longer had any legal support, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has rescinded
2019 California Legislative Wrap-Up: Governor Signs Several New Laws Expanding Workplace Protections
The California legislature has wrapped up its 2019 session with a flurry of activity that includes numerous bills amending the
House Democrats Approve Bill To Ban Pre-Dispute Arbitration for Employment and Civil Rights Claims
The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, on a partisan vote of 225 - 186 with only two Republicans voting yes,
Post-Epic Systems Ruling by NLRB Finds That Changes to Arbitration Agreement “in Response” to Lawsuit Did Not Violate the National Labor Relations Act
In a major decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, a closely divided Court ruled in Lewis v.