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David E. Block, James A. McKenna, David E. Nagle; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 19, 2012, previously published on January 18, 2012 Continuing its growing line of cases in favor of enforcing arbitration agreements, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld an arbitration agreement containing a class action waiver and requiring the arbitration of consumer claims brought under the Credit Repair Organizations Act (“CROA”). ...
| | “Ministerial Exception” Bars Ministers’ Discrimination Claims, U.S. Supreme Court Rules
Antone M. Melton-Meaux, David E. Nagle, Paul A. Patten; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 16, 2012, previously published on January 12, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously has recognized the "ministerial exception" under the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment and barred employment discrimination suits brought on behalf of ministers against church or religious organizations. Hosanna-Tabor...
| | Non-Compete Agreement Barring Work for Competitor “In Any Capacity Whatsoever” Unenforceable in Virginia
Clifford R. Atlas, David E. Nagle; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 23, 2011, previously published on December 22, 2011 Finding a non-compete provision in an employment agreement overbroad on its face and therefore unenforceable, the Supreme Court of Virginia has affirmed dismissal of an employer’s breach of contract claim against a former employee. Home Paramount Pest Control Cos., Inc. v. Shaffer, 2011 Va....
| | Applicant Has No Retaliation Claim against Prospective Employer under FLSA, Fourth Circuit Rules
Paul DeCamp, Richard I. Greenberg, David E. Nagle; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 9, 2011, previously published on August 25, 2011 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Virginia, has held that the anti-retaliation provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act does not apply to an unsuccessful applicant for employment. Dellinger v. Science Applications Int’l Corp., — F.3d —, No. 10-1499...
| | Virginia Supreme Court Refuses to Relax Standard for Tortious Interference with Employment Contract
David E. Nagle, John M. Remy, Amanda Vaccaro; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 20, 2011, previously published on June 17, 2011 An at-will employee must show a customer used “improper methods” beyond merely “actions solely motivated by spite, ill will and malice” to prove her employer’s primary customer tortiously interfered with her employment contract, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled. ...
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