Arbitration of employment claims

AuthorSandra K. Lauro
Pages483-504
ARBITRATION OF
EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
14-1
CHAPTER 14
ARBITRATION OF
EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
BY SANDRA K. LAURO*
14:1. INTRODUCTION
14:2. STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR ARBITRATION
A. Federal Arbitration Act
B. Texas General Arbitration Act
C. Applicability of Federal or State Statutes
14:3. THE WAFFLE HOUSE DECISION: THE EEOC’S RIGHT TO PURSUE LAWSUITS
14:4. FREQUENTLY LITIGATED ISSUES
A. Consent
B. Consideration
1. Reciprocal Promises to Arbitrate
2. Reservation of Rights to Amend or Terminate Arbitration Agreement
C. Scope of Arbitration Agreement
1. Broad Language Will Usually Cover Most Employment Claims
2. Coverage and/or Waiver of Class or Collective Action Claims
3. Coverage of Disputes Distinct From Employment Relationship and Third Party Benef‌iciaries
D. Unconscionability
1. Deciding Questions of Unconscionability— Arbitrator or Courts
2. Procedural Unconscionability
3. Substantive Unconscionability
E. Repudiation or Breach of Contract
F. Issues of Arbitrability
14:5. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ARBITRATION DECISIONS
A. Statutory Grounds for Vacating Award
B. Preservation of Appeal Issues
C. “Manifest Disregard of the Law” Standard
D. Contractual Modif‌ication of Standard of Review
*
The author would like to thank Nicole H. Muñoz, an associate of the f‌irm Hanshaw Kennedy, LLP, for her excellent assistance in updating this chapter.
ARBITRATION OF
EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
Texas Employment Law 14-2
14:6. ARBITRATION PROVISIONS IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
14:7. JURY WAIVERS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO MANDATORY ARBITRATION
APPENDICES
Appendix 14-1 Template—AAA Agreed Scheduling Order

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