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mountain grammy

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28. Congress critters can fix it.

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 03:52 PM

Jan 2014

The article says:

Do federal judges think that a fast-food worker denied wages owed him will dare to pursue arbitration alone against his employer? A female cashier denied promotion based on her sex? Perhaps Congress will ensure that the laws of our land have continued vitality inside the workplace when it takes up the Arbitration Fairness Act this year.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/a-court-just-gutted-your-right-to-sue-your-boss-101756_Page2.html#ixzz2peLg8Gs5

Call Congress and rattle their cages!

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A court just gutted your right to sue your boss [View all] phantom power Jan 2014 OP

That's depressing. k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Jan 2014 #1

Do you really expect the GD Woo War to go into cease-fire mode in order to talk about actual issues? ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #2

Seriously getting tired of the word "woo" and all discussion of it. Obnoxious petulant children Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #7

A freakin' Men! LeftofObama Jan 2014 #13

LOL, you can hide the posts. Or take a DU break! nt Logical Jan 2014 #14

Yes, what the hell is all this WOO BS about anyways. mikeysnot Jan 2014 #15

It's about 8 - 12 assholes that have been given carte blanche to stalk and spam the board. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #21

OK, but I don't get it? mikeysnot Jan 2014 #23

John Woo is a topic that should be revisited. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #49

The 'woo' they're refereing to here JackInGreen Jan 2014 #51

Mostly seems to be science deniers Bradical79 Jan 2014 #54

Also, though I often agree with the sentiment Bradical79 Jan 2014 #55

ok... thanks for the input. mikeysnot Jan 2014 #58

That's how I feel too - never see that word anywhere but here. And, too... George II Jan 2014 #20

Richard Dawkins coined the word meme. Neoma Jan 2014 #52

Says the poster that dropped a ridiculous piece of flame bait thread in GD over it. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #16

Your tears about that are crocodile tears. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #17

Aw, Geez--You just turned this into another Woo War thread. Jackpine Radical Jan 2014 #24

I thought "How I Met Your Mother" put the Woo EC Jan 2014 #29

The third-worldification of the USA continues. Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #3

+1000! Meanwhile, WOO! n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #6

woo. Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #8

Are they going to fire everyone in the class? PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #4

How many will actually file... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #32

The 1%-ers aren't going to stop until ... LisaLynne Jan 2014 #5

that's the plan. lastlib Jan 2014 #34

I haven't read the article, but it looks like the ruling was state law. Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #9

Nope. It was the U.S. Court of Appeals....federal court. federal ruling. loudsue Jan 2014 #12

Congress critters can fix it. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #28

They can... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #33

Agree, but they can get an ear full from all of us, they will from me. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #41

In New Orleans and everyone knows that the Fifth Circuit sucks. TexasTowelie Jan 2014 #44

I hope you're right about that. This ruling cannot stand. It would be terrible. loudsue Jan 2014 #46

Hopes don't rest entirely with SCOTUS. Jim Lane Jan 2014 #59

We need to fix that. nt Zorra Jan 2014 #10

And another court just gutted the hopes of thousands in Utah for the foreseeable future. William769 Jan 2014 #11

yep - right you are rurallib Jan 2014 #31

... William769 Jan 2014 #36

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Jan 2014 #18

The conclusion drawn in the article's headline AND in the article itself is.... George II Jan 2014 #19

Yes, each individual..... daleanime Jan 2014 #27

Anyone familiar with labor law would know that in MOST, if not all, states it is.... George II Jan 2014 #39

Cue the flood of copy-and-paste ALEC bills. n/t Orsino Jan 2014 #22

Freedumb! Freedumb! Freedumb! blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #25

"Arbitration" is really starting to get out of hand. arcane1 Jan 2014 #26

450 former employees just got our money from a class action suit for wrongful termination abelenkpe Jan 2014 #30

But the difference in this case is... George II Jan 2014 #57

I am shocked many times listening to young union members INdemo Jan 2014 #35

It's sad to see working class people vote away all of their rights mdbl Jan 2014 #42

Very sad very real lunasun Jan 2014 #43

Such stupidity Bradical79 Jan 2014 #56

Amen. dotymed Jan 2014 #61

Yes we have very simular stories but now INdemo Jan 2014 #62

K&R woo me with science Jan 2014 #37

What is the "New Orleans Court of Appeals"? Do they mean .... oldhippie Jan 2014 #38

Yet another factual error in the article...errr...blog. George II Jan 2014 #40

K&R El_Johns Jan 2014 #45

There has been a long term trend of tort reform which limits your ability to sue, caps damages, Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #47

kick woo me with science Jan 2014 #48

Recommended a thousand shit loads! Enthusiast Jan 2014 #50

Why do you think they try to stop dem appointments? lonestarnot Jan 2014 #53

I am afraid that many people dotymed Jan 2014 #60