by Mark Travis | Dec 18, 2022 | Arbitration
In U.S. Department of the Army and National Federation of Federal Employees, 73 FLRA No. 70 (Dec. 8, 2022), the Federal Labor Relations Authority (“the Authority”) reversed a Trump-era standard for interlocutory appeals of arbitration awards under The Federal Service...
by Mark Travis | Jul 10, 2022 | Arbitration
In Mankin Media Systems, Inc. v. Corder (Tenn. Ct. App., M.S., 6/30/22), the employer Mankin Media sued Corder, a former employee, alleging breach of contract and related claims arising from his departure from the company and potential competition with a new employer....
by Mark Travis | Jun 9, 2022 | Arbitration
In Badgerow v. Walters, 596 U.S. __, 142 S.Ct. 1310 (2022), the Supreme Court recently held that federal courts may not examine the underlying substance of an arbitration award in order to establish federal jurisdiction under Sections 9 and 10 of the Federal...
by Mark Travis | Apr 28, 2022 | Arbitration
In Coady, et al. v. Nationwide Motor Sales (4th Cir., No. 20-2302, 4/25/2022), a group of employees sued the former employer alleging fraudulent payment practices. The employer moved to compel arbitration, relying on arbitration agreement language contained in its...
by Mark Travis | Apr 8, 2022 | ADA
In King v. Steward Trumbull Memorial Hospital (6th Cir., No. 21-3445, 04/07/2022) King was terminated from her nursing position, and then sued for failure to accommodate her disability in violation of Ohio law. The trial court granted summary judgment for the...
