Terry M. Billups

Supreme Court Rules Collective Bargaining Agreements Requiring Arbitration of Statutory Claims Enforceable
Terry M. Billups, Alexandra A. Bodnar, D. Lewis Clark, Norman Davis, Susan M. DiMickele, Susan C. Hastings, Amy Ruth Ita, Michael W. Kelly, Merrell B. Renaud, April 24, 2009
In 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett, a divided US Supreme Court held 5-4 that a provision in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that clearly and unmistakably requires union members to arbitrate claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) is enforceable as a matter of...

COBRA Health Care Continuation Coverage Provisions in the Economic Stimulus Act
Gregory J. Viviani, Denise A. Jackson, Terry M. Billups, March 19, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the Economic Stimulus Act (Act), includes provisions related to COBRA health care continuation coverage which are effective immediately.

US Supreme Court Continues to Open the Floodgates for Retaliation Claims under Title VII
Tara Aschenbrand, Terry M. Billups, Alexandra A. Bodnar, D. Lewis Clark, Norman Davis, Susan C. Hastings, Michael W. Kelly, William A. Nolan, Merrell B. Renaud, Jeffrey J. Wedel, March 9, 2009
On January 26, 2009 the United States Supreme Court issued its latest decision broadening the circumstances under which employees can pursue retaliation claims against their employers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.