Arbitration

Following the recent Supreme Court decision allowing companies to require employees waive their rights to arbitrate as a group, many workers and employee advocates worried that their ability to demand changes may be weakened. Often, by joining together to fight discrimination an improper wage and hour practices employees can effect changes that may be more…

A final rule published in the December 8 Federal Register provides that the Department of Defense (DOD) is now barring certain defense contractors and subcontractors from requiring employees or independent contractors arbitrate sexual assault or Title VII sexual harassment claims. Specifically, the rule implements a provision of the 2010 defense appropriations act that bars defense contractors from using…