Arbitration is widely believed to favor big business over individuals. I have written numerous articles about forced arbitration, including cases that enforced arbitration of employment law claims, and ones that overturned such provisions. In my law practice, I have fought against forced arbitration on many occasions. Yesterday, President Biden signed…
In a recent employment law case, New Jersey’s Appellate Division ruled that an employer had waived its right to compel arbitration by waiting 10 months before it sought to do so. Tevin Welcome worked as a van driver for Huffmaster, Inc. Before Huffmaster hired him, Mr. Welcome completed an online…
Last week, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that, to be enforceable, an arbitration agreement does not necessarily have to set forth the rules or procedures that will apply in arbitration or to select a forum for the arbitration. The case involved Marilyn Flanzman, who worked for Jenny Craig as…
In a recent ruling, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that an arbitration agreement did not prohibit an exotic dancer from pursuing her overtime and minimum wage claims in court. Alissa Moon worked at the Breathless Men’s Club, which is in Rahway, New Jersey. The Club treated her as…
Earlier this week, I was quoted in the New Jersey Law Journal regarding the lawsuit Grethen Carlson recently filed against Roger Ailes, the CEO of Fox News Network. Ms. Carlson alleges that Mr. Ailes sexually harassed her and eventually fired her as a Fox News anchor because she resisted his…
Last week, New Jersey’s Appellate Division ruled that Raymours Furniture Company cannot enforce the arbitration policy in its employee handbook because the handbook expressly states that it is not a contract. As a result, former Raymours & Flanigan employee Grant Morgan can proceed with his age discrimination claim in court…
In recent years, employers have been increasingly requiring their employees to sign arbitration agreements. An arbitration agreement is when you agree to have a private arbitrator, rather than a judge or jury, decide your legal disputes. Arbitration generally is considered less fair to individual employees and more favorable to big…
Earlier today, New Jersey’s Appellate Division ruled in favor of one of my clients, Karen Cole, holding that her former employer waived its right to enforce her arbitration agreement because it waited too long to raise it as a defense. As a result, her case can proceed to a jury…
In January, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) began requiring early mediation in all employment discrimination cases other than cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Mediation is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) in which a lawyer, retired judge,…
On February 9, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that an arbitrator, rather than a judge, must decide whether an arbitration agreement allows the parties to have a class action arbitration. As a result, it reversed the District of New Jersey’s decision which had…