Federal Arbitration Act

Cases — June 5th through 11th, 2022

Discrimination~Retaliation Tucker v. Faith Bible Chapel International (10th Cir., June 7, 2022) (dismissing, for lack of jurisdiction, Faith Bible’s interlocutory appeal of Tucker’s claim that he was fired for opposing alleged race discrimination at the school: under the “ministerial exception” defense, anti-discrimination laws do not apply to employment disputes between religious employers and their ministers; […]

Cases — January 13th through 19th, 2019

admin - January 20, 2019February 18, 2019 - Black Lung Benefits, Employment Contracts, Federal Arbitration Act, Insurance, Tenth Circuit, US Supreme Court, Wages, Workers Compensation

WagesNew Prime, Inc., v. Oliveira (U.S., January 15, 2019) (affirming decision that the Federal Arbitration Act excepts from coverage disputes involving “contracts of employment” and that the term “contracts of employment” covers, not just employer-employee relationships, but contracts with independent contractors, as well)Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Woolman (10th Cir., […]