The organization that represents employers at roughly 30 strikebound ports in British Columbia says binding arbitration could end the six-day-old dispute. More than 7,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union walked off the job on Canada Day after voting overwhelmingly to strike against the BC Maritime Employers Association. Talks stalled Monday and business…

The Supreme Court agreed with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on June 23, ruling 5–4 that customer disputes shouldn’t move forward in the lower courts while appellate courts have yet to rule on the company’s request to divert those cases to arbitration panels. The decision is expected to reinforce the ability of companies to direct customer disputes…

A labour board in Alberta has ruled two unions acted in good faith after some members whom they represent, but who did not take the COVID-19 shots, filed complaints alleging that the unions did not represent them fairly. “Nothing in the material before the Board indicates the Union[s] acted arbitrarily, with serious negligence, or in…

A labour board in Alberta has ruled two unions acted in good faith after some members whom they represent, but who did not take the COVID-19 shots, filed complaints alleging that the unions did not represent them fairly. “Nothing in the material before the Board indicates the Union[s] acted arbitrarily, with serious negligence, or in…

Torstar Corp. business partners Paul Rivett and Jordan Bitove have agreed to move their legal dispute to mediation-arbitration following “productive conversations” between the two parties. A brief hearing was held Monday after Rivett filed an application to the Ontario Superior Court last month seeking a court order to wind up the media company, citing “irreparable” damage…

Commentary With the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent 8-1 ruling in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana (pdf), limiting the ability for employees to sue under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), state lawmakers are faced with a unique opportunity to finally fix a problem that has long weighed our state’s economy down. That is, if…

Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force a baggage handler’s class-action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a decision with costly potential implications for companies including Amazon.com Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. that employ many transportation workers. The justices ruled 8-0 in a decision written by Justice Clarence…

Tesla, Inc. faced a legal setback in a sexual harassment lawsuit, days after the company’s stock came under pressure following reports of alleged sexual misconduct by its chief executive officer Elon Musk. What Happened Tesla will not be allowed the leeway of arbitration in a lawsuit filed by a female employee over rampant sexual harassment at…

The House passed a bill on Monday that would ban the use of forced arbitration in lawsuits involving sexual assault and harassment claims. Lawmakers passed the bill on a bipartisan basis, 335–97. In total, 113 Republicans joined with all Democrats in support of H.R.4445, also known as the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual…

NEW DELHI—A Delhi court has halted arbitration proceedings between Indian conglomerate Future Group and its estranged U.S. partner Amazon.com in light of the national antitrust agency’s suspension of a 2019 deal between the two sides. The decision on Wednesday is a setback for U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon, which had successfully used the terms of its…