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December 10, 2014 In Blog

Port Truck Driver Arbitration Agreements Found to be Exempt from FAA Coverage and Unenforceable

photo credit: Alphast via photopin cc By Victoria NiManaging Attorney & Leah NichollsStaff Attorney More good news for port truck drivers fighting for their rights and fighting against arbitration clauses: another group of drivers has succeeded in striking down their company’s alleged arbitration clause. This preserves…

December 9, 2014 In Blog

Employers Can Make You Jump Through Hoops—And They Don’t Have to Pay You for It

photo credit: much ado about nothing via photopin cc By Leah NichollsStaff Attorney Today, the U.S. Supreme Court held 9-0 that employees who work at Amazon.com warehouses can’t get paid for the time they spend waiting in long security lines and going through security at…

December 5, 2014 In Blog Gender & Sexual Violence

Campus Sexual Assault Epidemic is Real, Even if the Rape Featured in Rolling Stone Turns Out Not to Be

photo credit: Tulane Publications via photopin cc By Adele Kimmel Senior Attorney I am pissed off. It’s now clear that Rolling Stone failed to vet the facts in its explosive article describing Jackie’s gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, and the victim’s veracity is…

December 5, 2014 In Blog

Outrageous Forced Arbitration Decision: Consumer Has to Arbitrate Case Involving Home Invasion and Severe Beating

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November 24, 2014 In Blog

Black Friday: At What Cost to Workers?

By Victoria W. NiManaging Attorney photo credit: Jobs With Justice via photopin cc This Friday—Black Friday—marks the official start of the holiday shopping season. On the minds of retailers and shoppers alike is this question: “How low can you go?” Retailers want to know how…

November 4, 2014 In Blog Anti-Bullying

Important Victory for Bullying Victims Everywhere

Graffiti photographed by security at Pine Bush High School. By Adele Kimmel Senior Attorney Today, a federal court put all schools on notice that they can’t ignore severe harassment and, if they do, they risk being held accountable in court. What does the law require…

October 29, 2014 In Blog

Do You Know Your Credit Score? It Might Not Be Accurate

photo credit: LendingMemo via photopin cc By Gabriel HopkinsThornton-Robb Attorney Say you want to refinance your mortgage, or take one out. Or you want to buy a car. Better know your credit score, right? Good information to have so you can shop around and get…

October 28, 2014 In Blog

Michigan Court Says Arbitrators Should Be Held to Weaker Ethical Standards than Judges

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October 24, 2014 In Blog

Can Chrysler Keep Court Records About A Possible Safety Defect Secret? We Don’t Think So.

photo credit: dharder9475 via photopin cc By Jennifer BennettBudd-Kazan Attorney Imagine you walk outside and your car horn’s blaring, the windshield wipers are going, and the air conditioner is on . . . but there’s nobody in the car. Or worse, you’re cruising along on…

October 22, 2014 In Blog

Forced Arbitration Violates Tea Party Principles

photo credit: Tony Fischer Photography via photopin cc By Paul Bland Executive Director It is an ongoing mystery to me that the issue of forced arbitration has been politically polarized at the level of elected officials. Polling data shows that Republican and Democratic voters both…