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Labor/Employment

May 2, 2012

NLRB says employer's arbitration clause is unlawful

In one of the first cases of its kind, the National Labor Relations Board's San Francisco office has issued a complaint against 24 Hour Fitness, accusing it of instituting an arbitration policy that violates federal law.


By Brian Sumers


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In one of the first cases of its kind, the National Labor Relations Board's San Francisco office has issued a complaint against a major California employer, accusing it of instituting an arbitration policy that violates federal law.


According to the complaint filed Monday, 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. violated the National Labor Relations Act with provisions in its handbook "... that require th...

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