Despite a large list of argued cases pending decision, the Court decides just two of them today—neither of them Dobbs. Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., is an important case for any civil litigator, but it is especially significant for those who deal with employment disputes potentially governed by arbitration agreements and for […]
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Copyright Act’s Fair Use Defense & Other SCOTUS Cert Cases
On March 28, the Supreme Court agreed to consider the following three questions: Is a work of art that copies from a prior work but that conveys a different meaning than the prior work necessarily “transformative” for the purpose of the Copyright Act’s fair use defense? Does California’s Proposition 12 […]
SCOTUS Considers California Arbitration Case Involving PAGA
Associate Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. California employers seeking to have employee disputes resolved via arbitration face formidable obstacles in Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan, as the Court’s liberal trio continues to raise tough questions about the fairness of forcing labor disputes […]
Calif. AG tells SCOTUS arbitration exemption key to enforcing labor laws
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U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register AG says state can’t effectively enforce labor laws without private litigation SCOTUS considering if “private attorney general” claims can be sent to arbitration […]
Washington Weekly News from Congress, Scotus, Regulatory Agencies
SCOTUS Nomination Hearings Begin. The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held hearings this week on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Republican senators focused on Judge Jackson’s criminal sentencing record and culture war issues, while Democrats spent much […]
Employment Lawyers Give Advice After SCOTUS Blocks Vaccine Mandate | Arkansas Business News
We were unable to send the article. Even though the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a federal vaccine mandate for private employers, businesses still have to take measures to protect workers from coronavirus-related illness or death. That’s what employment lawyers told the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday during […]