Supreme court ruling weakening labor laws has immediate impact for Lowe's Managers
Lowe’s Is Making Managers Sign Arbitration Agreements If They Want Their Bonuses
We’re going to see a whole lot more of these “voluntary” agreements after last week’s Supreme Court ruling.
Lowe’s has a message for its store managers: Sign this or else.
Salaried managers and assistant managers at the big-box home improvement retailer are being required to enter binding arbitration agreements under the threat of losing their valuable bonuses, according to a copy of the contract obtained by HuffPost.
By signing the contract, managers agree they won’t take Lowe’s to court with any claims or join in class-action lawsuits against the company. Instead, any grievance they have must be taken individually and in private to an arbitrator ― an arrangement that could significantly cut back workers’ legal claims of unpaid work.
The contract, dated March of this year, makes clear that declining to sign could come at a severe cost. “Your participation in the 2018 Manager Bonus Program” hinges on the signature, as well as “your continued employment at Lowe’s,” it reads.
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