Although earlier this week I touched on Rent-A-Center v. Jackson, I did not discuss it in-depth. Thankfully, there are a lot of bloggers who did:
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Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Arbitration Provisions in Employment Disputes; What It Means for Employers – from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
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The Potential Impact of Today’s Supreme Court's 5-4 Decision on Arbitrability – from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer
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SCOTUS Addresses Arbitrability Determination – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
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New SCOTUS Arbitration Opinion: Both Boring & Important – from Tim Eavenson’s Current Employment
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employer on Arbitration Agreements – from Tom Crane’s San Antonio Employment Law Blog
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Supreme Court Expands Enforcement of Arbitration Clauses Calling for The Arbitrator To Decide Arbitrability Issues – from Wyatt Employment Law Report
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Victory for Business in Rent-A-Center West v. Jackson – from Sarah Cole at the ADR Prof Blog
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Supreme Court: Arbitrator, Not Court, Decides Whether Arbitration Agreement is Unconscionable – from the Workplace Prof Blog
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New rule for deciding validity of agreements to arbitrate arbitration – from SCOTUS Blog
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SCOTUS: Arbitrator, not court, decides whether arbitration agreement is unconscionable (5-4) – from LawMemo
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Wage & Hour
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Counting Sheep Over Ledbetter – from Stephanie Thomas at Compensation Cafe
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A Wage/Hour Story Told in Million-Dollar Lawsuits and Wage and Hour Simple? I Don't Think So – from HR Daily Advisor
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Minimum Wage — HR Song of the Week – from The Word on Employment Law with John Phillips
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Worker Misclassification – from Washington D.C. Employment Law Update
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Sales Representatives’ Overtime Lawsuits Continue To Result In Conflicting Decisions – from Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives™
Discrimination
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Gay worker bullied and harassed at Las Vegas Walmart: What’s next, “always low prices” on pink triangles? – from David Yamada’s Minding the Workplace
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The ADA and your EAP – from Sindy Warren at the Warren & Hays Employment Law Blog
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Can Social Recruiting Lead to Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Issues? – from Newton Software Blog
Competition & Technology
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Can Social Media Violate a Non-compete Clause? – from Lawyerist
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To Get Injunctive Relief, Be Able to Prove Specific Irreparable Harm – from Trading Secrets
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Email Rules - Beyond Foul Language – from Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions
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Watch Out for Metadata – from Ken Adams’s AdamsDrafting
Miscellaneous
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Trends in Employment Background Screening – from Nick Fishman at employeescreenIQ Blog
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“Winning” Workplace Arguments is Really Just Consensus Building – from Victoria Pynchon’s Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
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Why and how to choose caddies and local counsel – from Michael’s Maslanka’s Work Matters
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Strategic Use of Swearing in the Workplace – from Bob Sutton
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