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States May Copy California’s Law to Give Employees Right to File Class Actions

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether employees have the right to bring class actions against their bosses. With the court’s Republican majority restored this year by President Donald Trump, labor advocates aren’t holding their breath. Instead, they’re …

Supreme Court to Decide If Employee Arbitration Clauses Are Enforceable Nationwide

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether companies can head off costly class action lawsuits by forcing employees to give up their right to pursue work-related legal claims in court as a group. The justices took up …

Morgan Stanley Among Employers Shifting Job Bias Claims to Arbitration

Morgan Stanley is asking employees to give up their right to sue the firm in class actions for civil rights violations including discrimination based on race, gender or age, according to a former employee’s lawsuit. The firm sent an e-mail …

Board Finds Certain Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Violate Federal Labor Law

Employers will be blocked from requiring workers to sign arbitration agreements that prevent them from later pursuing a class action claim in court. The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that it is a violation of federal labor law — …