The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela, to determine “[w]hether the Federal Arbitration Act forecloses a state-law interpretation of an arbitration agreement that would authorize class...more
Ernst & Young’s (“E&Y”) employment agreements contained “separate proceedings” and arbitration provisions, which together required that disputes be resolved individually through arbitration, rather than collectively through...more
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The Central District of California held that a waiver of representative actions in an employment agreement’s arbitration provision did not preclude a former employee from pursuing in court a claim under California’s Private...more