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Judge orders Starbucks disability discrimination case into arbitration

A federal magistrate judge has ordered a former Starbucks employee’s disability discrimination lawsuit into private ...
JD Supra

NFL’s Arbitration Agreement Fumbles, Allowing Coach to Pursue Discrimination Claims in Court: Employment Law Lessons for Employers

The National Football League (NFL) is in the spotlight this season, not because of any certain game on the field, but for a legal battle off it. Last week, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

In Flowers Foods drivers’ case, employee arbitration vs. litigation issue can’t be overlooked

The question of arbitration vs. litigation is easy to overlook in the Flowers Foods drivers' Supreme Court case. The post In ...
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Cordray reiterates issues with arbitration agreements

Back just before Thanksgiving, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made a special page on its website where individuals could submit complaints about the auto financing process while the agency ...
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California Employers Using Arbitration Agreements Want To Take Note of New Guidance From a Recent California Appellate Case

Velarde holds that even enforceable arbitration agreements can be void if an employee signed under certain circumstances California employers often require their new hires and current employees to ...
The National Law Review

Arbitration Agreement Was Not Substantively Unconscionable

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California Appeals Court Finds Employer’s Arbitration Agreement With Cost-Sharing and Out-of-State Law Provisions Unconscionable

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Employer can’t enforce arbitration agreement manager never signed, 5th Circuit holds

A view of the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building, location of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in New Orleans, La. This story was originally published on HR Dive. To receive daily ...
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Drafting Arbitration Agreements that Comply with NJ's Heightened Standard

In New Jersey, enforceability of arbitration agreements is measured by a rigorous standard; class-action waivers likely will not be enforced in the absence of a valid arbitration agreement. But some ...
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Latest CFPB Study Examines Arbitration Agreements

In the latest regulatory claim about what finance companies might be doing wrong, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said this week that arbitration agreements restrict consumers’ relief for ...

Eighth Circuit Affirms Arbitrator’s Interpretation of Intent in Interpreting Arbitration Agreement

The court applied an adverse inference against the company for failing to call two witnesses, and interpreted the parties’ ...
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Grandkids who didn’t sign arbitration agreement can’t be blocked from suing nursing home: court

The grandchildren of a Kentucky nursing home resident are not bound by an arbitration agreement that was originally signed by the resident’s sister, a state appeals court has ruled. Linda Elam’s ...