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• Arbitration Of Employment Claims ( January 1999 )
  Bodman LLP

  The enforceability of arbitration agreements as they apply to employment discrimination claims received attention i.

• Employment Law Group Update: Ninth Circuit Says Federal Arbitration Act Does Not Apply to Employment Contracts ( January 1999 )
  Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

  This update discusses the Ninth Circuit's opinion in Craft v. Campbell Soup Co., in which the court held that the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") does not apply to employment contracts or collective bargaining agreements.

• Arbitration Clause May Prevent Private Suit ( November 1998 )
  Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

  The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari to address the issue of "whether a general arbitration clause in a collective bargaining contract bars an employee covered by the contract from filing his own lawsuit under a federal anti-discrimination statute.

• Arbitration Clauses in Employment Disputes: Staying Out of Court ( March 1998 )
  Ernest C. Moore of

  This discusses need for arbitration clauses in employment contracts to help curtail rising employment litigation contacts.

• When Should Employers Hire an Attorney? ( March 1998 )
  Anna  Elento-Sneed of

  This article discusses the need for employers to hire management attorneys to assist them in their dealings with employees.

• Fraud in the Execution Voids Collective Bargaining Agreement ( November 1997 )
  Stefanie K. Longhofer of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

  Plaintiff union pension funds ("Funds") sued Nyeholt Steel ("Nyeholt"), a 15-employee steel fabricator and erector,.