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U.S. Supreme Court Holds the ADEA Applies to All Public Employers

November 11, 2018 by Ameneh K. Ernst

In a recent 8-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision holding the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies to public employers of any size. More ›

| Email | Print | Topics: ADEA, Age Discrimination, Public Employers, SCOTUS, Supreme Court of the United States

SCOTUS Green Lights Class Action Waivers in Major Win for Employers

May 23, 2018 by Linda K. Horras

The United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that employees must submit claims to arbitration on an individualized basis when their employment agreements require it, even when those claims could be brought as class or collective action under federal legislation such as the Fair Labor Standards Act. Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch held that parties to an arbitration agreement are bound by their agreement, as the Federal Arbitration Act envisioned. The Court cited the long history of supporting private arbitration agreements as an efficient and cost-effective means of handling disputes between parties, including parties to an employment agreement who have a dispute over wages. More ›

| Email | Print | Topics: Arbitration, Class Action Waiver, Class Waiver, Collective Action, FAA, Fair Labor Standards Act, Federal Arbitration Act, FLSA, Mandatory Arbitration, SCOTUS, Supreme Court of the United States

Whistleblowers Now Actually Have to Report to The SEC For Dodd-Frank Protection

February 22, 2018 by Kenneth E. Yeadon

On February 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that protect whistleblowers from being fired, demoted, or harassed by their employers only apply to people who actually make a report of a violation of the federal securities laws to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Dodd-Frank Act established a whistleblower program that was designed to motivate individuals to report securities laws violations to the SEC by providing whistleblowers with incentives and protections. Individuals who voluntarily report information to the SEC may be entitled to a cash award of 10 to 30% of the monetary sanctions collected in enforcement actions, and they are protected from retaliation by their employers for having provided that information. More ›

| Email | Print | Topics: Anti-Retaliation Rule, Dodd-Frank, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Retaliation, SCOTUS, SEC, Securities & Exchange Commission, Securities Fraud, Supreme Court of the United States, Whistleblower

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