House-Approved Bill Would Ban Use of Employment-Related Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
As expected, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have once again approved one of their long-sought legislative priorities, a
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
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.
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
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
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
NLRB Closes Out 2019 by Issuing Several Significant Decisions Designed To Restore Balance to Federal Labor Law
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the quasi-judicial body responsible for interpreting and enforcing the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA),