Category: Arbitration
A Staffing Company’s Employee Arbitration Agreement Can Also Protect Its Clients
From JDSupra, Jeffrey Cadle discusses a recent case in which the client of a staffing company was able to…
District court denies motion to compel arbitration because Defendant was a non-signatory to the relevant arbitration agreement and Plaintiff did not meet its burden in showing that it was acting as agent for one of the other signatories
From Lexology, Laura Kelly and David Zaslowsky discuss a recent case in which a court denied a motion to…
Ninth Circuit Finds That Party Was A Third-Party Beneficiary Of Arbitration Agreement, And Affirms Order Compelling Arbitration Of Putative Class Action
From JDSupra, Michael Wolgin discusses a case in which workers were required to arbitrate with their hiring entity’s…
Epic Changes to Epic Systems: House Democrats Seek to Prohibit Class Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
From Lexology, Cullen E. Jones and Ryan A. Glasgow report on an effort by one House Democrat to prohibit…
Postmates Shows It’s As Easy As 1-2-3 To Ensure Arbitration With Your Contractors
From Lexology, Richard R. Meneghello discusses a recent case in which delivery drivers were required to arbitrate their…
Court Compels Arbitration of NFL Security Representatives
From JDSupra, in the November 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update, Richard Reibstein discusses the NFL’s success…
Are Independent Contractor Transportation Workers Exempt From The Federal Arbitration Act?
From JDSupra, Brian Wacker discusses a case before the United States Supreme Court that may determine if…
Eleventh Circuit Finds That Arbitration Clause In One Agreement Applies To Disputes in a Related Agreement
From Mondaq, Jason R. Brost discusses a recent case in which the court said that an arbitration clause was…
Studies Conclude Arbitration Faster & Cheaper Than Court
From Lexology, Liz Kramer discusses recent academic studies on arbitration that found arbitration is faster and cheaper…
How to Effectively Draft Arbitration Clauses with Class Action Waivers in Independent Contractor Agreements
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein provides great advice on how to prepare arbitration clauses in independent contractor…
New York’s Ban on Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims: Can it Survive Federal Preemption?
From Lexology, Seyfarth Shaw LLP discusses the recent New York statute that prohibits an arbitration agreement that requires…
DoorDash driver bound by arbitration agreement; court won’t make company correct for Dynamex diss
From Wolters Kluwer, Ronald Miller reports that a Door Dash driver was required to arbitrate his…
