In one of his first official actions, President Biden relieved former General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Peter Robb of his position. As Mr. Robb's replacement, President Biden selected Peter...more
On Friday, April 9, 2021, workers for Amazon in Alabama voted by an overwhelming majority to remain union-free, thereby preventing Amazon's first union-organized facility in the United States. According to organized labor,...more
On March 18, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reconsidered the lawfulness of terms in employment arbitration agreements that require employees to sign as a pre-dispute condition of employment. Ultimately the...more
On March 15, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Withdrawal in the Federal Register withdrawing the proposed rule related to undergraduate and graduate student employment classification (the...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently released its anticipated rulemaking priorities in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (the Agenda). ...more
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision (the Epic Systems decision) regarding the enforceability of employee arbitration agreements that include class/collective action waivers. ...more
5/23/2018
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Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
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Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
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Remand ,
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On Monday, October 2, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in three cases involving the enforceability of employee arbitration agreements that include class/collective action waivers.
Since January when the...more
10/17/2017
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Case Consolidation ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Murphy Oil USA ,
NLRA ,
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Three cases involving the enforceability of class/collective action waivers in arbitration agreements are headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this piece, we look at the facts of those cases, which will be consolidated for...more