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Florida: Arbitration Clause in Employment Contract Binding in Former Employee’s Retaliatory Discharge Claim
Posted on 13 Mar 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

An employment agreement that required arbitration of all employment disputes between a staffing company and a truck driver did not violate public policy by requiring that the driver’s claim of retaliatory discharge be submitted to arbitration, rather... Read More

California: Stipulated Agreements – When Can You Back Out?
Posted on 5 Oct 2012 by Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter

Lexis.com subscribers can link to the cases, statutes, and rules cited below . Buyer’s remorse. It is not unusual for a party to agree to the terms of a settlement and then wake up the next morning with that horrible feeling in the pit of their... Read More

California: Rescission of Compromise and Release Not Duly Executed
Posted on 7 Jun 2014 by Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter

Noteworthy panel decision illustrates the Board's powers to set aside a settlement both before and after the settlement becomes final An Appeals Board panel has rescinded a WCJ’s 8/8/2013 Order Approving Compromise and Release purporting... Read More

California: Stipulated Agreements – When Can You Back Out?
Posted on 5 Oct 2012 by Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter

Lexis.com subscribers can link to the cases, statutes, and rules cited below . Buyer’s remorse. It is not unusual for a party to agree to the terms of a settlement and then wake up the next morning with that horrible feeling in the pit of their... Read More