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Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter: you get what you bargain for, including the “good, bad, or ugly”

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 17 2013

Ever have that feeling that your arbitrator just doesn't understand you? You may be right, but there's not much you can do about it. A recent

Employee privacy wins out over safety: the Supreme Court of Canada weighs in on random alcohol testing in the workplace

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
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  • June 16 2013

In a much-anticipated decision about random alcohol testing in hazardous unionized workplaces, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada decided that

Latest California appeals court: PAGA claims not subject to mandatory arbitration

  • Fenwick & West LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 14 2013

Since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (see Fenwick's April 28, 2011 Litigation Alert), California appellate

SJC upholds class action waiver In arbitration agreement, but strikes bar on multiple damages

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 14 2013

In Machado v. System4 LLC, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held that Massachusetts courts must enforce class action waivers in

Supreme Court of Canada rules on random alcohol testing: the door is open, but the path is unclear

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • June 14 2013

On June 14, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its anticipated ruling in Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v

U.S. Supreme Court issues unanimous limited arbitration ruling in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter

  • Duane Morris LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

On June 10, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter upheld an arbitrator's determination that a physician's claim against

Tension between private AG law and mandatory arbitration heats up in California

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

American Lawyer senior writer Alison Frankel reports on a recent California appellate court ruling that "just made a high-stakes debate at the state

Progressive discipline required - even in harassment cases

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • Canada
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  • June 12 2013

A long service costume designer was dismissed following a workplace harassment investigation. The employer also banned the guilty employee from all

Oxford Health Plans v. Sutter - the perils of choosing an arbitrator to resolve potential "gateway matters"

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 11 2013

A unanimous Supreme Court held on Monday that when a party agrees that an arbitrator should decide if an agreement authorizes class arbitration, that

Supreme Court's Oxford decision demonstrates that careful drafting of arbitration agreement is key

  • Duane Morris LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 11 2013

In recent years, the changing litigation landscape has caused many employers to roll out binding arbitration programs that apply to all employees