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The article discusses the impacts that the U.S. National Labor Relations Board's ruling in the 2014 ecological disaster-related case Murphy Oil USA Inc. v. Sheila Hobson will have on employee waivers. The 80th anniversary of the U.S. Wagner Act, which gives employees the right to form unions and go on strike, is mentioned. The enforceability of class action waivers under the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act are examined, along with several other legal cases.

The article provides an overview of the Financial Responsibility Reporting Rule of the U.S. Department of Education. Topics mentioned include the provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the reporting requirements application to public institutions, and a discussion of loan agreement violations, show cause actions, and state or agency citations.

The article offers information on the activities and achievements of the Florida Bar's Admiralty and Maritime Law Certification Committee for the 2010 to 2011. The committee continued its grassroots campaign to boost the board certification of highly qualified admiralty lawyers in the state. Moreover, the committee also reviewed the advertisement filed by members to assess its compliance with advertising rules and presented a seminar during the 2010 Annual Convention of the organization.

The article features the activities, events and achievements of the Florida Bar's Administrative Law Section during its term of office from 2010 to 2011. It says that the section has a successful year due to hard work and efforts of its members and the Executive Council. Some of its achievements include the Pat Dore Administrative Law Conference, the publication of the Administrative Law Section Newsletter and the production of articles in "The Florida Bar Journal."

The article examines the decisions dealing with the enforceability of arbitration agreements. It presents an analysis regarding the Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'Neil case and the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its relevance whether there is a ground in enforcing a class action whether it be a judicial or arbitration forum.

The article provides information on class action's availability made for arbitration. It focuses on several issues concerning class action and it analyzes policies that are in favor to class proceedings against the policies that are in arbitration. In addition, it also examines the court's determination the effectivity of the said availability.