The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16 (the “FAA”), broadly construes arbitration clauses in contracts “evidencing a ...

Employers want quick arbitration but must ensure legal enforceability. The Flores case shows that vague or unfair arbitration ...

The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) recently posted its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), which showed a significant increase ...

Adams & Reese LLP and a paralegal who says a #MeToo-inspired law permits her to pursue sexual harassment and disability bias claims in court rather than arbitration underwent tough questioning by the ...

On Nov. 13, the Partnership for Public Service announced that it would field a privately funded (and fueled) federal employee climate survey—a survey that is required by the law—to replace the Federal ...

Washington — The more than 1.4 million federal employees who have gone without pay during the 43-day government shutdown could begin getting paychecks as soon as this Sunday, while others will have to ...

The Council has today given its final approval to a directive that updates, simplifies, and enhances the existing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) framework. ADR refers to methods for resolving ...

A Florida judge ruled this week he will not allow a dispute over the quality of more than 340 homes constructed by Lennar on Seminole land and purchased by the Tribe to be resolved by arbitration.

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers had been furloughed or working without pay since the government shut down on Oct. 1. After the White House and Congress finally resolved the record-breaking ...

According to Office of Personnel Management data, as of September 2024, around 5% -- or roughly 100,000 -- of the federal workforce was older than 65. Considering the large number of employees taking ...

Some furloughed federal employees were told to "report for duty" on Thursday. After 43 days, the longest federal government shutdown in history is history after President Donald Trump late Wednesday ...

Federal workers have been ordered to return to work after the end of the government shutdown as they await back pay. While an estimated 750,000 workers were furloughed during the shutdown, some others ...