NWC joins in amicus to 5th Circuit to preserve collective actions
The National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) joined with 24 other organizations to submit an amicus brief to the Fifth Circuit U.S. ...
Tag: Arbitration
NLRB agrees that employees cannot waive right to class actions
This week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a major decision holding that employees have an inalienable right to ...
Arbitration Fairness Act (AFA), H.R. 1873 and S. 987
Forced arbitration is when employees faced with an issue at work are forced to have an arbitration instead of being ...
NWC joins in NLRB amicus to preserve collective actions
The National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) joined with 26 other organizations to submit an amicus brief to the National Labor Relations ...
10th Circuit allows union members to sue after union loses arbitration
On Wednesday, March 16, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver, Colorado, issued a decision ...
Judge says Dodd-Frank arbitration ban applies retroactively
U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Woodlock issued an order yesterday that applies a ban on arbitration agreements retroactively. Congress enacted ...
Sixth Circuit finds waivers in employment contract are invalid
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has issued a remarkable non-published decision reinstating retaliation claims by Alan and ...
Franken Amendment at stake in House-Senate conference
Last week the U.S. Senate boldly voted 68-30 to include Sen. Al Franken's amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations ...
Al Franken amendment on arbitration passes!
The full Senate voted 68-30 to adopt an amendment proposed by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN). The Franken Amendment to the ...
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