Wow! That is all I could say after I read the recent NLRB decision holding that an employer’s requirement that employee sign mandatory arbitration agreements waiving the right to litigate claims in a collective or class action violates the National Labor Relations Act.
In the case styled D.R. Horton, Inc. and Michael Cuda
The federal False Claims Act (aka Qui Tam statute) provides a cause of action for an employee who is retaliated against for attempting to prevent its employer from making fraudulent claims for payment to the United States. An open issue in the Fifth Circuit (the federal court of appeals covering appeals from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi)
The current federal administration is making significant changes in employment law through its rulemaking and regulatory authority rather than seeking Acts of Congress. Another example of this method of legislature-through-rulemaking is the new federal regulation taking effect on January 3, 2012 that prohibit all commercial motor vehicle drivers from using hand-held telephones while driving. The new rules provide significant penalties for