United States:
Fifth Circuit Follows D.R. Horton And Murphy Oil Precedent, Ruling That An Arbitration Agreement Prohibiting Employee Class Or Collective Actions Is Permissible
09 September 2016
Carlton Fields
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The Fifth Circuit refused to enforce an order of the NLRB that
found an arbitration agreement was invalid because it waived an
employee's right to maintain employment related class or
collective actions. In a short two-page ruling, the court held that
the order of the NLRB was not in line with its D.R. Horton and
Murphy Oil decisions, and granted review of the NLRB order. Citi Trends, Inc. v. NLRB, Case No.
15-60913 (5th Cir. Aug. 10, 2016).
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