In a 4-3 decision, the California Supreme Court recently determined that the question of “who decides whether [an arbitration] agreement permits or prohibits classwide arbitration” is not subject to a
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National Labor Relations Board Extends Reach of Browning-Ferris Joint Employment
By Michael J. Slocum & Jerrold Goldberg on
On July 11, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board extended the reach of its ground-breaking 2015 Browning-Ferris decision, which announced an expansive view of “joint employment,” and ruled that “employer…
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EEOC Publishes Revised Proposal to Collect Data on Employees’ Compensation and Hours Worked
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On July 14, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a revised proposal to collect data on employees’ compensation and hours worked through the EEO-1 reports that larger employers…
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