Class/Collective Action Waiver

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.

By Jose Galvan|2019-09-23T08:09:02-05:009/23/2019|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Labor Relations|Tags: Arbitration, Class/Collective Action Waiver, NLRA, NLRB, Protected Concerted Activity|Comments Off

What Now for Employment Arbitration in Wake of Supreme Court’s Epic Systems Ruling?

In a significant decision issued a few weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Epic Systems

By Rae Vann|2018-07-08T20:36:21-05:007/8/2018|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution|Tags: Arbitration, Class/Collective Action Waiver, FAA, Supreme Court|Comments Off

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Controversial NLRB Rule, Greenlighting Employment Arbitration Agreements Containing Class Waivers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday published its highly anticipated – and momentous – decision in a trio of consolidated

By Rae Vann|2020-09-21T13:54:44-05:005/25/2018|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Labor Relations|Tags: Arbitration, Class/Collective Action Waiver, FAA, NLRA, NLRB, Protected Concerted Activity, Supreme Court|Comments Off

NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Reversal of NLRB’s Questionable Anti-Arbitration Rule

NT Lakis attorneys filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in an important case testing the claimed legal authority

By Rae Vann|2017-07-07T15:17:56-05:007/7/2017|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Labor Relations|Tags: Amicus Brief, Arbitration, Class/Collective Action Waiver, FAA, NLRA, NLRB, Protected Concerted Activity, Supreme Court|Comments Off

NT Lakis Brief Urges Supreme Court To Overturn California’s Anti-Arbitration “Iskanian Rule”

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the Supreme Court in a case involving important issues of federal

By Rae Vann|2017-04-30T17:34:53-05:004/30/2017|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution|Tags: Amicus Brief, Arbitration, Class/Collective Action Waiver, FAA, Iskanian Rule, PAGA, Supreme Court|Comments Off

NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief in Epic Systems v. Lewis Urging Supreme Court To Rule That Arbitration Class Waivers Do Not Violate the NLRA

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the Supreme Court urging the Justices to review and reverse a

By Rae Vann|2016-10-24T11:48:20-05:0010/14/2016|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Labor Relations|Tags: Amicus Brief, Arbitration, Class/Collective Action Waiver, NLRA, NLRB, Protected Concerted Activity|Comments Off

Ninth Circuit Rules That Mandatory Arbitration Class Waivers Violate Federal Labor Law, Widening Split Among Federal Circuits

Widening a growing split among the federal appeals courts regarding the legality of a class action waiver contained in an

By Rae Vann|2016-09-23T15:11:33-05:009/23/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Labor Relations, Policies and Practices|Tags: Arbitration, Class/Collective Action, Class/Collective Action Waiver, FAA, NLRA, NLRB, Protected Concerted Activity|Comments Off