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Judge orders Starbucks disability discrimination case into arbitration

A federal magistrate judge has ordered a former Starbucks employee’s disability discrimination lawsuit into private ...
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NFL’s Arbitration Agreement Fumbles, Allowing Coach to Pursue Discrimination Claims in Court: Employment Law Lessons for Employers

The National Football League (NFL) is in the spotlight this season, not because of any certain game on the field, but for a legal battle off it. Last week, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
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California Employers Using Arbitration Agreements Want To Take Note of New Guidance From a Recent California Appellate Case

Velarde holds that even enforceable arbitration agreements can be void if an employee signed under certain circumstances California employers often require their new hires and current employees to ...
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Cordray reiterates issues with arbitration agreements

Back just before Thanksgiving, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made a special page on its website where individuals could submit complaints about the auto financing process while the agency ...

Petty Joe Ryan arbitration clash won't bode well for Twins' long-term chances

This article was originally published on www.puckettspond.com as Petty Joe Ryan arbitration clash won't bode well for Twins' long-term chances.
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Arbitration Agreement Was Not Substantively Unconscionable

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
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California Appeals Court Finds Employer’s Arbitration Agreement With Cost-Sharing and Out-of-State Law Provisions Unconscionable

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Drafting Arbitration Agreements that Comply with NJ's Heightened Standard

In New Jersey, enforceability of arbitration agreements is measured by a rigorous standard; class-action waivers likely will not be enforced in the absence of a valid arbitration agreement. But some ...
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Employer can’t enforce arbitration agreement manager never signed, 5th Circuit holds

A view of the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building, location of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in New Orleans, La. This story was originally published on HR Dive. To receive daily ...
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Latest CFPB Study Examines Arbitration Agreements

In the latest regulatory claim about what finance companies might be doing wrong, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said this week that arbitration agreements restrict consumers’ relief for ...
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The Majority Upholds Retroactive Application of Clickwrap Arbitration Agreement

Linton Mann III and William T. Russell Jr. The New York Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Wu v. Uber Technologies, Inc. underscores the growing tension between traditional contract law principles ...
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An application for stay of proceedings will fail where the applicant does not show readiness to submit the dispute to arbitration

United Bank for Africa Plc (the Appellant) and Triedent Consulting Ltd., (the respondent) were parties to a written contract ...