In a significant victory for ride sharing service Uber, drivers lost a key federal appeals court decision seeking back pay and status as employees, not
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Soldiers, Sailors Must Arbitrate Job Rights Claims
Returning soldiers and sailors who are denied jobs they held before deployment must submit their employment claims to arbitration rather than suing, a federal appeals

En Vogue Divas Win Name Control
Founders of the singing group En Vogue retain sole rights to use of the stage name, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The decision by

Barnes & Noble ‘Browsewrap’ Terms of Use Bites the Dust
Consumers are not bound to arbitrate claims against companies, in this case Barnes & Noble bookstores, which use online “browsewrap” terms of use agreements to

Online Deception No Basis to Compel Arbitration
Consumers cannot be compelled to arbitrate claims if they are duped into continuous online membership agreements when they thought they purchased a one-time product. The

Give Arbitration the Old College Try
Students of a for-profit college chain that operates Heald and Everest schools must arbitrate their complaints over allegedly deceptive schemes to entice students to enroll