January 03, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to hear a Christian football coach's case claiming his rights were violated when he was suspended for refusing to forgo his postgame prayer ritual, while the D.C. Circuit is poised to rule on whether Title VII forbids job transfers that stem from bias. Here are five discrimination cases employment attorneys should have on their radar in 2022.
December 22, 2021
In 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear several wage and hour cases that could reshape the Federal Arbitration Act's reach, while lower courts issued their own rulings on the out-of-court procedure. In light of the prominent role arbitration plays in wage and hour law, here are three developments over the last year that employment lawyers should keep an eye on.
December 22, 2021
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups pushed the Ninth Circuit to reexamine a panel decision to keep in place a California law that bans mandatory arbitration agreements, saying the ruling could decimate workplace arbitration.
December 21, 2021
The Ninth Circuit should keep a panel decision that found the Federal Arbitration Act doesn't preempt a Golden State law, a California group of employment lawyers said, arguing the law only enforces arbitration pacts reached consensually.
December 13, 2021
A Ninth Circuit panel's finding that the Federal Arbitration Act doesn't preempt a state law that bans mandatory arbitration agreements didn't create any conflict, California's attorney general said, urging the full court not to reconsider the ruling.
November 02, 2021
Several business groups urged the full Ninth Circuit to review a panel finding that the Federal Arbitration Act doesn't preempt a California law that bans mandatory arbitration agreements, saying the ruling threatens employers and nullifies the speedy dispute resolution process that arbitration is meant to offer.
October 21, 2021
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked the Ninth Circuit for a full rehearing of its case challenging a California ban on mandatory arbitration agreements, arguing Wednesday that the split panel's decision in September creates a circuit split while allowing the Golden State to sidestep the Federal Arbitration Act.
September 15, 2021
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday struck down an injunction that stopped California from enforcing a law barring businesses from requiring workers to arbitrate job-related claims, but held that certain provisions that allow criminal penalties against employers are invalid.