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The positive impact of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
August 19th, 2024
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is one of the most pro-employer Federal appellate courts in the United States, recently rendered an important decision that bodes well for the future prosecution of sex harassment claims. In Famuyide v. Chip…
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A United States Supreme Court victory for employees?
February 1st, 2019
Contrary to the trend, the United States Supreme Court recently ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1, et seq., does not make mandatory arbitration agreements in the trucking industry enforceable. In that case, New Prime…
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Supreme Court and Congress act in the same week to undercut the rule of law
June 1st, 2018
In Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, the United States Supreme Court recently declared that employees can be forced to give up their rights to participate in class actions or collective actions when they face wage theft, retaliation, discrimination, haras…
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The Supreme Court’s radical ruling for the proverbial 1%
June 24th, 2013
The latest decision by the Supreme Court about the arbitration of statutory claims will, going forward, preclude court action even when doing so deprives small businesses and many people of any meaningful legal recourse. In rendering such an extreme…
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Class actions under arbitral attack
February 20th, 2013
The Supreme Court has continued to exhibit a preference for arbitration over court litigation in a number of recent rulings, including those that have limited the ability to pursue class actions and collective actions. The Supreme Court’s agenda se…
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