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Labor/Employment

Nov. 26, 2011

Some employers wary of arbitration clauses

The prediction that corporations would rush to add class-limiting language to employment agreements in the wake of a Supreme Court decision hasn't been true for all employers.


By Brian Sumers


Daily Journal Staff Writer


When the U.S. Supreme Court held in April that companies could use arbitration clauses to limit class actions in consumer cases, some employment lawyers predicted clients would rush to add class-limiting language to employment agreements. But many management attorneys say employers have been slow to embrace the court's decision.


Part of the reason is practical: No one is certain if AT&T v....

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