The issue of whether employees can be required to sign arbitration agreements that contain waivers of their right to file a class or collective action over employment-related disputes is one that has drawn much attention – and much conflict – in recent years. The Obama administration, it seemed, steadfastly opposed such waivers. Under the Trump administration, which (regardless of your politics) has had a slow and bumpy transition of federal agency leadership, the agencies do not appear to be operating from the same playbook – as evidenced by recent actions by the National Labor Relations Board, (NLRB), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB).
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Confidentiality Agreement Breached By Daughter’s Facebook Post
By Fiona W. Ong on
Teenagers! In the world of social media, they seem to have no sense of privacy. They will share anything and everything with their multitude of Facebook “friends.” And in one case, doing that cost the teenager’s father $80,000 for breach of the confidentiality provision in his settlement agreement.
Singing the Contract Blues
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Sometimes court decisions read like blues songs. Such is the case with Dolan v. McQuaid.
Effie Dolan and Christopher McQuaid met in 1997 and fell in love. Eventually they were engaged to be wed. It is unclear whether Chris bought Effie a diamond ring. They did, however, acquire a Diamond Car Wash and Effie …