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On October 29, 2018, the Supreme Court heard oral argument concerning class arbitration in employment law claims in Lamps Plus, Inc. v Varela. What’s on the line? Whether general arbitration clauses in employment contracts preclude the right to a collective or class arbitration. Cases affecting class arbitration in employment law claims Dallas employment law attorney, …
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was enacted to prevent sex discrimination in employee wages. Signed into law on June 10, 1963, the Equal Pay Act was part of John F. Kennedy’s New Frontier. After signing the bill into law, President Kennedy remarked: “While much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic …
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis struck a big blow to worker rights. At issue was whether employer arbitration agreements, often signed as beginning day employment papers, can prevent workers from pursuing their right to participate in class or collective actions against their employer under the Fair Labor Standards …
In December, Microsoft announced it will no longer force secrecy in sexual harassment claims through the contract clause called forced arbitration. Going forward, Microsoft’s contracts will have this section removed. What is forced arbitration? For too long women, and men, subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace have been unable to take the matter to …
Downtown Dallas was once the home to the Missouri – Kansas – Texas Railroad, affectionately known as the “MKT” or “Katy” railroad. If you lived in Dallas before the late 1990s, you know this railyard – even if you didn’t realize it belonged to the Katy Railroad. The tracks heading north across the bridge over …
