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New Prohibitions of Mandatory Arbitration for Defense Contractors

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations

Lost in the shuffle of the COBRA subsidy extension have been new restrictions that prohibit some defense contractors from using mandatory arbitration provisions with their employees. The Washington Employment Law Update does an excellent job at recapping the relevant provisions and points out that there will be new certification requirements for such contractors in mid… Continue Reading

Congress Reviewing Employee Arbitration Provisions; Bill Would Ban Certain Provisions

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court revisited the subject of arbitration provisions in the employment context, creating some concern among legislators about the implications of this decision.  In this week’s Connecticut Law Tribune, my colleague Cara Ceraso has drafted a nifty article about legislation now pending in Congress that would allow employees to bring their… Continue Reading

Offer Letters and Employment Policies – It’s All in the Details

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Wage & Hour

You know it’s summer when the most exciting headline in employment law over the last day seems to be the markup of an arbitration fairness bill by a House Judiciary Subcommittee.  Not terribly exciting.  If you’d like more details on that bill, Workplace Horizons has a nice little summary and does it’s typical terrific job on keeping up to… Continue Reading