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SCOTUS Decides Whether Courts are Required to Stay Cases Pending Arbitration

Adrienne Wood

The Court held that, when a district court finds that a lawsuit involves an arbitrable dispute and a party has requested a stay, section 3 of the FAA compels the court to issue a stay, and the court lacks discretion to dismiss the suit.

Labor & Employment

Falling Wages and the Decline of Everything Else

Mark Risk

From its establishment in 1938 until 1968, the federal minimum wage was increased periodically to reflect overall productivity growth. Had that practice continued, it would be over $22 today, instead of the current $7.25.

Labor & Employment

Full Court Press

Jonathan A. Grode, Ksenia Maiorova, John W. Mazzeo and Joshua H. Rolf

Counsel to colleges and universities as well as employees take note, the reclassification of student-athletes as university employees could be happening and has real, unintended consequences for international student athletes.

Labor & Employment

State-Funded Affirmative Action

Joseph McDonald

The U. S. Supreme Court held that Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in using race as a factor.

Labor & Employment

Trying Your First Employment Law Case

Kayla M. Kienzle

Most employment law cases settle. But what about the rare occasion when a case goes to trial? If you are a newer lawyer whose case is going to trial, you are likely asking yourself what should I be doing to prepare?

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Labor and Employment Law Newsletter - Vol. 52, No.1

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SCOTUS Decides Whether Courts are Required to Stay Cases Pending Arbitration

Falling Wages and the Decline of Everything Else

Full Court Press

State-Funded Affirmative Action

Trying Your First Employment Law Case

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Labor and Employment Law Newsletter - Vol. 52, No.1

The Section

Articles

SCOTUS Decides Whether Courts are Required to Stay Cases Pending Arbitration

Falling Wages and the Decline of Everything Else

Full Court Press

State-Funded Affirmative Action

Trying Your First Employment Law Case

ABA Resources

The ABA

Connect