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Williams Mullen: EEOC Final Rule Clarifies Age Discrimination In Employment Act Defense
Posted on 4 Apr 2012 by Williams Mullen

B y David C. Burton and Reba Mendoza On March 29, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued a final rule amending the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA") regulations in the wake of the United States... Read More

Tags: ADEA , Age Discrimination in Employment Act , Employment Law , David C. Burton , Smith v. City of Jackson , United States Supreme Court , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Lab , Litigation , Reba Mendoza , EEOC

Ballard Spahr LLP: 11th Circuit Agrees Employees Can Waive FLSA Collective Action Rights
Posted on 1 Apr 2014 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By Steven W. Suflas, Donna D. Page, and Mark J. Levin The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has become the fifth appellate court to hand down a victory for employers in the fight over enforceability of class action waivers. The court ruled... Read More

Tags: Walthour v. Chipio Windshield Repair , labor and empl.oyment law , ADEA , Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. , FLSA , Fair Labor Standards Act , Eleventh Circuit , American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant , Litigation , Ballard Spahr , class action waivers