News & Analysis as of November 17, 2024

Arbitration

+ Follow

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

Federal Court Rejects Argument That Subsequent Opt-Out of Arbitration Clause Precluded Arbitration

Carlton Fields on 6/5/2024

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has rejected an argument that opting out of arbitration clauses precluded arbitration under prior arbitration agreements in a dispute between Uber drivers and...more

New Jersey Courts Cannot Agree on Arbitration Assent By E-Mail

Genova Burns LLC on 1/9/2019

Can an employee assent to arbitration through inaction? A recent decision from the U.S District Court for the District of New Jersey in AT&T Mobility Services LLC v. Horowitz addresses the same arbitration agreement...more

Worker’s Failure To Opt Out Of Arbitration Not Proof Of ‘Actual Notice,’ Federal Judge Finds

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/12/2018

Businesses seeking to enforce an arbitration agreement against an employee must show that the employee had actual notice of the agreement, and the employee’s failure to opt out is not enough, a federal judge in New Jersey has...more

3 Results

View per page

Page: of 1

Hiring & Firing › Opt-Outs › Arbitration

Federal Court Rejects Argument That Subsequent Opt-Out of Arbitration Clause Precluded Arbitration

New Jersey Courts Cannot Agree on Arbitration Assent By E-Mail

Worker’s Failure To Opt Out Of Arbitration Not Proof Of ‘Actual Notice,’ Federal Judge Finds

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"