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Parisi v. Goldman Sachs & Co.: Second Circuit Upholds Arbitration Clause Barring Title VII ‘Pattern-or-Practice’

By Jeremy Gray of Zuber Lawler & Del Duca

The Second Circuit recently upheld the use of arbitration in a Title VII gender discrimination case even when the arbitration clause forbid class-wide arbitration. In Parisi v. Goldman Sachs & Co., No. 11-5229-cv (2d Cir. March 21, 2013), the Court found that Title VII “pattern-or-practice,” which is only available to… More...

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House Passes Working Families Flexibility Act

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013  |  H.R. 1406  |  5/8/2013

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406), a bill sponsored by U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-AL) to help Americans better balance the demands of work and family. More...

Federal Pay Freeze Bill to Eliminate 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees Passes House

To Eliminate the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees  |  H.R. 273  |  2/15/2013

The Federal Pay Freeze Bill has passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a bipartisan 261 – 154 vote, with 43 Democrats voting for the bill. More...

Bipartisan Legislation Reforms Employment-Based H-1B and Student Visas, Increases Access to Employment-Based Green Cards, and Promotes STEM Education

Immigration Innovation (I2) Act of 2013  |  S. ________  |  1/29/2013

U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) have introduced legislation, the Immigration Innovation (I2) Act of 2013, to bring long-overdue reforms to the nation’s immigration laws for high-skilled workers. More...

House Approves STEM Legislation

STEM Jobs Act of 2012  |  H.R. 6429  |  11/20/2012

The House of Representatives has approved the STEM Jobs Act (H.R. 6429) by a vote of 245-139. More...

House Passes “Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act”

Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act  |  H.R. 4078  |  7/26/2012

The House of Representatives has passed a comprehensive regulatory reform bill to cut red tape and make the federal rulemaking process more friendly to job creators. More...

Senate, House Panel Pass Legislation Reducing Red-Tape for Unemployed Veterans

Veteran Skills to Jobs Act  |  H.R. 4155, S. 2239  |  6/29/2012

The Senate has unanimously passed legislation aimed at lowering the high unemployment rate among veterans. More...

SMART Jobs Act of 2012 Would Create a New Visa for Foreign-Born, American-Educated Holders of Advanced Degrees to Stay in the U.S.

Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology (SMART) Jobs Act of 2012  |  S._____  |  5/16/2012

U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) have introduced the SMART Jobs Act — the Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology (SMART) Jobs Act of 2012 — to create a clear path forward for foreign-born, American-educated holders of masters and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields to remain in the United States to work and create jobs. More...

Postal Reform Bill Passes Senate

21st Century Postal Service Act  |  S.1789  |  4/25/2012

The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan postal reform bill to preserve the United States Postal Service (USPS) and put it on more solid financial ground for the future. More...

House Oversight Committee Advances Major Federal Pension Reform

Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012  |  H.R. 3813  |  2/7/2012

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed the largest cost-saving reform to federal employee pensions since the creation of the Federal Employee Retirement System in 1984. More...

Jobs Bill for New Veterans Would Enlist Local Business Leaders as Mentors

The Veterans Jobs Act  |  H.R. 5712  |  5/10/2012

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) have introduced legislation to improve programs that provide employment and job training preparation for separating servicemembers. More...

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Ontario Police Department

City of Ontario

Arch Wireless Operating Company, Inc.

Tulsa Winch, Inc.

Ramsey Winch, Inc.

Norris

DP Manufacturing, Inc.

Auto Crane Company

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

B & D Contracting

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee

Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.

Agere Systems, Inc. f.k.a. Lucent Technologies, Inc.

United Airlines, Inc.

Rent-A-Center West, Inc.

Equal Employment Opportunity

EGL, Inc.

The Star Tribune Company

Eagle Freight Systems, Inc.

Scolari's Warehouse Markets, Inc. d.b.a. Scolari's Food and Drug

Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America

Visteon Corp.

ConocoPhillips

Google, Inc.

U.S. Airways, Inc.

AT&T Corp.

Rosen Louik & Perry, P.C.

FBL Financial Group, Inc.

United Parcel Service, Inc.

International Game Tchnology

Genesis Healthcare Corp.

Manhattan Apartments Inc.

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

J. Kaz, Inc.d.b.a. Craftmatic of Pittsburgh

The Goldman Sachs Group

Association of Professional Flight Attendants

Granite Rock Company

AMR Corp.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

American Airlines, Inc. a.k.a. American Eagle

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Freight Construction, General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers, Local 287 (AFL-CIO)

Highgate LTC Management, LLC

State Lottery Commission of Indiana d.b.a. The Hoosier Lottery

Southwestern Bell Video Services, Inc.

Kellogg Brown & Root technical Services, Inc.

SBC Telecom, Inc.

Service Employees International, Inc.

SBC Services, Inc.

Zurich American Insurance Co.