On May 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision addressing whether employers can include class action waivers in mandatory arbitration agreements...

Despite increasing rejection of the NLRB’s controversial D.R. Horton decision by almost all federal courts which have considered it, an NLRB administrative law judge recently felt there was no choice but to follow Board precedent and so applied and affirmed its holding.

On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, the Employment, Labor and Benefits Group will hold its annual seminar. Speakers will provide information and updates on the following topics:

Many state securities laws, known as blue sky laws, are patterned after Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The interpretation of these state blue sky laws, however, may diverge significantly from the interpretation of analogous federal securities statutes.

The Supreme Court has weighed in: class and collective action waivers in arbitration agreements are lawful and must be enforced under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).

As a condition of employment, E&Y's employees were required to sign agreements that contained a "concerted action" waiver requiring employees to pursue legal claims against E&Y exclusively through arbitration...

The rising cost of medications, a shortage of healthcare funding and prolific media coverage continue to sharpen the focus of lawmakers, regulators and enforcement authorities on the activities of the pharmaceutical industry.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued two opinions each holding that class action waivers may be enforced by employers in cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

In October 2016, the U.S. SEC announced Ernst & Young LLP agreed to pay $11.8 million to settle SEC allegations related to failed audits at oil services company Weatherford International PLC.

The Editor interviews Bradley Massam and Walter Morris of Ernst & Young’s Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services practice. Mr. Massam is a Partner and serves as Americas Leader for Financial Services.

A somewhat bizarre event – even by this year's standard of unusual current events – hit the news stream earlier this week, as two "Acting Directors"...

A somewhat bizarre event – even by this year's standard of unusual current events – hit the news stream earlier this week, as two "Acting Directors" showed up to work on Monday morning ...

Agreements requiring employees to submit workplace claims to an arbitrator instead of a court have become increasingly commonplace in today's workplaces.

In a widely expected move, the U.S. Supreme Court just agreed to settle a dispute about whether employers can use mandatory class action waivers with their workers.

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court ("Court") provided insights into how the Courts may interpret Section 11.7 of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA")...

Companies looking to waive class action rights of employees may instead be waving goodbye to provisions in their employment contracts.

Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the latest federal appellate court, joining the Eighth and Second Circuits, to reject the National Labor Relations Board’s analysis in D.R. Horton, Inc.

The world is getting smaller and the reality of a truly global marketplace now puts the spotlight on less-than-honorable business practices that have for so long inhibited growth in the developing world. This is a very positive forward movement for growing economies.

On June 16, 2017, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) changed its position with respect to the enforceability of class action waivers in the labor and employment context.

The newly enacted amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have had the legal community abuzz for months as lawyers, both in-house and outside, have worked to determine what the revisions mean to them.