The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of whether implementation of class
action waiver provisions in an arbitration clause in an employment contract, under the FAA, is barred under the National Labor Relations Act.
Not exact matches
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Action Network Group's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any
provision of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a
waiver of any
provision or right.
The No Child Left Behind Act prescribed sanctions for schools and districts failing to make «Adequate Yearly Progress,» and even under the
waivers that most states have now obtained from NCLB's accountability
provisions they must still show how they will take
action on their lowest - performing schools.
It is not just the long delay that argues for congressional
action, but the extent to which the Obama administration has replaced the
provisions of the bill with its own set of priorities implemented through Race to the Top and state
waivers.
The purpose of this new rule is to implement the charter school accountability
provisions relating to school improvement plans, corrective
actions, and
waivers of termination.
A landlord would be remiss not to require that
waiver, in fact If the
provisions of the law were applicable to a tenant who burned the building down, not only would the landlord have no cause of
action against the tenant, but the landlord's insurance company wouldn't even be able to subrogate against that tenant because their only right of recovery is in the landlord's stead, which he assigned to them when they paid the claim.
With respect to class
action waivers in arbitration clauses, recall that in 2010 the South Carolina Supreme Court invalidated a
provision in an arbitration agreement requiring purchasers to waive their right to participate in a «class
action or multi-plaintiff or claimant
action in court or through arbitration.»
This agreement contains a mandatory individual arbitration and class
action / jury trial
waiver provision that requires the use of arbitration on an individual basis to resolve disputes, rather than jury trials or class
actions.
The term «Dispute» means any dispute, claim, or controversy between you and TopResume regarding any aspect of your relationship with TopResume, whether based in contract, statute, regulation, ordinance, tort (including, but not limited to, fraud, misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, or negligence), or any other legal or equitable theory, and includes the validity, enforceability, or scope of this
provision (with the exception of the enforceability of the Class
Action Waiver clause below).
NOTE: THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAIN A DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION
PROVISION, INCLUDING A CLASS
ACTION WAIVER THAT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL DISPUTES YOU MAY HAVE WITH TOPRESUME.
If the Class
Action Waiver clause is found to be illegal or unenforceable, this entire
Provision will be unenforceable and the Dispute will be decided by a court.
If any clause within this
Provision (other than the Class
Action Waiver clause above) is found to be illegal or unenforceable, that clause will be severed from this
Provision, and the remainder of this
Provision will be given full force and effect.
The
waiver provision, in relevant part, states that «[e] very member, for and in consideration of his right to invoke arbitration proceedings and to initiate complaints under the Code of Ethics as a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®, hereby waives any right of
action against the Board... arising out of any decisions, determinations, or other
action taken or rendered under these procedures in the absence of willful and wanton misconduct.»