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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

D.C. Circuit: Labor Board Lacked Quorum In February 2012
Posted on 25 Jan 2013 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 25 declined to enforce a National Labor Relations Board ruling that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by refusing to reduce an... Read More

Tags: Pepsi-Cola , NLRA , CBA , Employment Law , collective bargaining agreement , wages , A Division of the Noel Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board , pension plans , Noel Canning , International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 760 , National Labor Relations Board , National Labor Relations Act , Litigation , NLRB , District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Abbey Spanier LLP: California Court Chips Away At Employees' Right To Bring Class Actions
Posted on 16 Mar 2012 by Abbey Spanier

Recently we posted in NLRB Finds Class Action Litigation Protected Activity Under NLRA that employees' right to pursue litigation collectively in a class action had been upheld by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Unfortunately, although... Read More

Tags: NLRA , Abbey Spanier LLP , Employment Law , California , J.I. Case Co. v. NLRB , class action , D.R. Horton Inc. , National Labor Relations Board , National Labor Relations Act , Litigation , class action litigation , 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