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In Titillating Case, Court Compels Strip Club Dancers to Engage Individually …in Arbitration

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Class Actions

A few weeks ago, I indicated (in posts here and here) that the AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion case would have a huge impact on forcing arbitrations of employment matters and limiting class actions. An important new federal District Court case in Connecticut decided yesterday, D’Antuono v. Service Road Corp., (download here) has shown that to be… Continue Reading

This Year in Employment Law, 2011 Edition – The Year of …

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Happy New Year everyone! Coming back from vacation is always a challenge. So many tasks from last year left unsettled and so many new things to tackle. As the new year begins, there’s a tendency to try to predict what the new year will bring.  Indeed, while catching up on some posts, I’ve been struck… Continue Reading

DOJ’s Civil Rights Division Expected to Ramp Up Enforcement

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Laws and Regulations

Since Attorney General Eric Holder took over the U.S. Department of Justice, there’s been some question as to what the strategy would be for the Civil Rights Division. Today’s New York Times gives the answer — Renewed Enforcement on all sorts of discrimination laws, including the laws affecting the workplace: As part of this shift,… Continue Reading