Arbitration: Supreme Court Deals a Near Death Blow to Class Action Arbitration
From Lexology, Richard E. Gottlieb, Esra A. Hudson and Alma Piñan discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in which the Court said that class
U.S. Supreme Court: Employment Class Arbitration Must Be Expressly Addressed in Contract
From Lexology, Eric R. Magnus, Samia M. Kirmani, David E. Nagle, Brendan Sweeney, Collin O’Connor Udell, Stephanie L. Goutos and Abraham N. Saiger discuss the recent United
California Appellate Courts Diverge on Arbitration Agreements
From JDSupra, Michelle Roberts Gonzales and Tao Leung discuss two cases involving arbitration clauses in California. In the first case, the
California Port Truck Drivers Awarded Over $1.2 Million for Wage Theft | Teamsters
Teamsters.org reports that California truck drivers were awared $1.2 Ten California port truck drivers who haul cargo for Best Buy,
Wisconsin launches worker misclassification task force
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that Wisconsin has launched a task force to investigate worker misclassification. SIA reports: Wisconsin Gov.
Can Arbitration Be Enforced Against Non-Signatories to a Contract?
From Lexology, Cheryl D. Shoun discusses a decision by the South Carolina Supreme Court said that a non-signagtory could enforce
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies Class Action Standards for Wage and Hour Cases
From Lexology, Stephen T. Melnick reviews a recent case in which the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial court discussed aspects of class
Colorado bill set to make wage theft a felony
From ConstructionDive, Kim Slowey reports on a Colorado bill that increases the penalties for not paying wages due to employees.
Contractor can’t sue as third-party beneficiary
From Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Kris Olson reports that a contractor cannot sue the client of the party with which the
Don’t Forget, Contractors Are People Too
From Lexology, Epstein Becker Green reminds everyone that New York’s Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act is now effective and
Tell everybody: Confidentiality clauses may violate employees’ section 7 rights
From Lexology, Eniola O. Akinrinade and Michele Haydel Gehrke report on a recent decision by an administrative law judge that confidentiality clauses
Foreign manufacturer misclassifies Mass. sales rep as contractor
From Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Eric T. Berkman discusses a recent Massachusetts case in which a sales representative was determined to