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Answer - C - In Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams (2001), the court ruled that requiring employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements as a condition of employment is legal, and that such agreements are enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act.

Key Takeaway: NLRB v. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., confirmed that union and non-union employees enjoy associational rights afforded under the NLRA. Less than 10 months after the Circuit City case, the court ruled in EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc. that while the existence of a signed mandatory arbitration agreement precluded the employee from being allowed to file a private lawsuit, the EEOC could file a suit on behalf of said employee. NLRB v. Henry Colder Co. was a case in which an employer was found to have committed an unfair labor practice by interfering with protected concerted activities.