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Ninth Circuit Removes Barrier to Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements with Employees ( September 2002 )
West Coast employers will have an easier time enforcing their employees' agreements to arbitrate discrimination claims under a Ninth Circuit decision that overturned a 1998 case that prevented many employers from arbitrating employee claims filed under discrimination statutes such as the Americans With Disabilities Act and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. -
Washington Supreme Court Orders Employer to Pay Union's Attorney Fees in Washington Arbitration ( March 2002 )
The Washington Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that employers must pay for the union's attorney fees when an arbitrator awards union members back pay. In upholding the trial court and a Washington Court of Appeals decision, the state's highest court said that the Washington Wage Claim Statute requires the award of attorney fees to the union's attorney after the arbitrator overturned the City of Everett's one-day suspension of two employees. -
California Supreme Court issues two important and long awaited decisions interpreting California's Unfair Competition Law ( September 2000 )
This article reviews the two recent decisions from the California Supreme Court interpreting California's unfair competition law. -
The Plot Thickens -- A Post- Duffield Update On Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements And Statutory Discrimination Claims ( February 2000 )
The May 1998 issue of Workforce included an article entitled "Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements and Their Applica. -
Court Refuses To Compel Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claim against Hooters Restaurant Chain ( October 1999 )
Despite the courts' general acceptance of even-handed and properly adopted mandatory arbitration policies, a feder. -
Enforceability of Agreements to Arbitrate Employment Disputes ( October 1999 )
Due to the explosion of civil litigation and administrative charges against employers, it is not surprising that al. -
Recent Developments in Arbitration of Employment Disputes: ( October 1999 )
Fourth Circuit Takes Leading Role The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has taken a leading role . -
Enforcement of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements ( September 1999 )
The enforcement of pre-dispute agreements to arbitrate civil rights claims is one of the most hotly contested issue. -
Arbitration Agreements ( April 1999 )
The enforceability of agreements to arbitrate employment disputes remains an open question. -
The Plot Thickens -- A Post Duffield Update on Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements and Statutory Discrimination Claims ( March 1999 )
The May 1998 issue of Workforce included an article entitled "Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements and Their Applica.