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And here you thought you were so smart by getting all of your employees to agree to class-action waivers and binding arbitration of all employment-related claims.
Maybe not so much. Continue reading
Consider this my attempt at “Serenity now” after chaperoning eight kids eight and younger at a Philadelphia Phillies game on Saturday. With a rain delay. And the tiny dancer featured above. Fortunately, we left the ballpark with all of the kids. I think.
Hopefully, my oldest son, Brooks, enjoyed his birthday.
Hey, no disrespect to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and all… Continue reading
February was a bit of a crappy month for Uber.
Well, aside of the millions of dollars I trust they made in fares.
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Picture a nerdier version of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where persuasive legal briefs and sharp oral advocacy are like rear naked chokes and “ground and pound.”
Last night, while you we sleeping in your comfy beds — me, on a pile of money, blogging power and, yes, ego — a Texas federal judge entered an injunction against the final “blacklisting” rules and guidance of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council.
Is it just me, or do you guys also quote Varsity Blues whenever you hear the Foo Fighters sing My Hero?
Its seems likes ages ago that I blogged about a Seventh Circuit decision, where the appellate court held that an employment-arbitration agreement with a class-action waiver violates the National Labor Relations Act.
Uh, Eric, it was Tuesday.
***stabs inner voice with a Q-Tip***
It was just last month that I blogged about arbitration agreement tips for PA employers from the 3rd Circuit. I hate to leave NJ employers out of the loop, so today’s post is for you.
Last week, the NJ Superior Court, Appellate Division, in Cole v. Jersey City Medical Center denied a company’s attempt to enforce an arbitration provision in its employee contract because it waited too long to do so after being sued:
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