Littler Mendelson, a national firm whose Web site proclaims it as a source for "Employment and Labor Law Solutions Worldwide," is having its mettle tested in a suit by former employee Emma Preston. The threshold question is whether the firm can compel arbitration based on agreements it says bind all employees suing the firm. Preston's lawyer says Littler's expertise in employment law resulted in a greater disparity in bargaining position and a "heightened responsibility" to ensure that any waiver of rights is fair.
September 08, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Littler Mendelson, a national firm whose Web site proclaims it as a source for “Employment and Labor Law Solutions Worldwide,” is having its mettle tested in a suit by a former employee of its Newark, N.J., office.
The threshold question in Preston v. Littler Mendelson, L-2370-9, is whether the law firm can compel arbitration based on agreements it drafted that it says bind all employees suing the firm.
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