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In May the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in a trio of cases that concerned whether employers can lawfully use mandatory arbitration agreements containing provisions that preclude employees from pursuing employment claims on a class action basis – and instead require them to pursue their claims in an individual private arbitration proceeding…

Deciding whether to classify workers as employees or independent contractors is an ongoing issue for companies. Misclassifying employees as independent contractors can draw the ire of federal and state agencies – including the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, and state workers’ compensation agencies – and can subject employers to back taxes, penalties, lawsuits…

Today, the United States Supreme Court decided to consider three decisions involving class-action waivers in employee arbitration agreements.  As background, many employers require employees to sign arbitration agreements.  In these agreements, employees give up the right to sue their employer and agree that all employment related claims will be subject to arbitration.  Many of these…

It’s not yet Halloween, but employers may have cause to be afraid.

Last week, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) introduced the “Workplace Action for a Growing Economy Act” (“WAGE Act”) to amend the National Labor Relations Act.  According to a fact sheet published about the Act, the WAGE Act aims to…