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Friday, December 6, 2013
Federal appeals court upholds arbitration agreement prohibiting employee class action
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [official website] on Wednesday ruled [opinion, PDF] that employers can require their employees to sign an arbitration agreement prohibiting them to pursue claims in courts or in a class action. The ruling overturned a prior decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) [official website] which held that requiring employees to sign an arbitration agreement violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) [text]. The case involved a Texas-based home builder...
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