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Williams Mullen: In Rebuff To Labor Board, 5th Circuit Sustains Arbitration Agreements With Class Action Waivers
Posted on 11 Dec 2013 by Williams Mullen

By David C. Burton , Beth Hirsch Berman and J. Nelson Wilkinson In recent years, employers have faced increased, and increasingly expensive, class action litigation from current and former employees. In response, many employers have turned to arbitration... Read More

Tags: D.R. Horton Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board , NLRA , 5th Circuit , FAA , class waiver , overtime , Mutual Arbitration Agreement , employment arbitration agreement , D.R. Horton , Fair Labor Standards Act , class action , labor and employment law , Williams Mullen , National Labor Relations Board , National Labor Relations Act , Federal Arbitration Act , Litigation , Michael Cuda , NLRB

Ballard Spahr LLP: 5th Circuit Rejects NLRB Ruling Invalidating Class Action Waivers In Arbitration Agreements
Posted on 6 Dec 2013 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By Steven W. Suflas, Mark J. Levin and Erin K. Clarke On December 3, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ruling that an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act... Read More

Tags: AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion , D.R. Horton Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board , NLRA , 5th Circuit , FAA , class waiver , overtime , Mutual Arbitration Agreement , employment arbitration agreement , D.R. Horton , Fair Labor Standards Act , class action , labor and employment law , Noel Canning , National Labor Relations Board , National Labor Relations Act , Federal Arbitration Act , CompuCredit v. Greenwood , Litigation , Ballard Spahr , Michael Cuda , NLRB

Littler Mendelson on Employment Law Class Actions, Second Edition, Just Released
Posted on 23 Jul 2012 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Written by the attorneys of Littler's Class Action Practice Group, Employment Law Class Actions provides a comprehensive review of the strategic, procedural and legal issues that arise in such matters. The Second Edition includes an extensive expansion... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Dukes v. Wal-Mart , CAFA , T Mobility v. Concepcion , Littler Mendelson , FLSA , D.R. Horton , Employment Law , California , Employment Law Class Actions , E-Discovery , AT&amp , Litigation , class actions , Daubert , wage and hour , EEOC , NLRB