# November 2016 ## [CAN AN EMPLOYER ADD PROVISION EXCLUDING EEOC CLAIMS FROM CONTRACTUAL GRIEVANCE-ARBITRATION PROCEDURES?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=419:can-an-employer-add-provision-excluding-eeoc-claims-from-contractual-grievance-arbitration-procedures&catid=138) November 10, 2016 | [November 2016](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=138) The trend nationally has been to require employees through individual arbitration agreements to arbitrate their legal claims on the theory that the arbitration process is quicker and cheaper than going to court. Some employers are going the opposite direction, however, and putting provisions into their grievance and arbitration procedures indicating t… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=419:can-an-employer-add-provision-excluding-eeoc-claims-from-contractual-grievance-arbitration-procedures&catid=138) ## [EMPLOYER WATCH - ISSUE OF WHETHER ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS MAY PROHIBIT EMPLOYEES FROM PURSUING CLASS ACTIONS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=418:employer-watch-issue-of-whether-arbitration-agreements-may-prohibit-employees-from-pursuing-class-actions&catid=138) November 10, 2016 | [November 2016](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=138) The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has asked the Supreme Court to review whether arbitration agreements that prohibit employees from pursuing class or collective actions are unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). NLRB v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., U.S., No. 16-307, cert. petition 9/9/16. This issue is monumental, as up until r… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=418:employer-watch-issue-of-whether-arbitration-agreements-may-prohibit-employees-from-pursuing-class-actions&catid=138) ## [EMPLOYER MAY LAWFULLY REJECT APPLICANTS WITH DREADLOCKS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=417:employer-may-lawfully-reject-applicants-with-dreadlocks&catid=138) November 10, 2016 | [November 2016](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=138) The subject of dress and grooming has been a controversial one as to the scope of the discrimination laws. 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