Related to: Arbitration

Recent Supreme Court Decisions Limit Employee Class Actions

In May 2018, we alerted clients to a huge win for employers who utilize individual arbitration agreements with their employees when the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis. Through that decision, the Supreme Court upheld the use of class action waivers in individual employment agreements. Employers were then…

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Supreme Court Upholds Individual Arbitration Agreements

This morning, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision granting significant rights to employers seeking to limit liability in class action cases. In a 5-4 decision, the Court upheld the use of class action waivers in individual employment agreements. This means employees who sign agreements binding them to bring individual arbitration actions cannot bring…

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