Last week, the Supreme Court consolidated and agreed to hear three appeals of Circuit Court decisions concerning whether class action waivers contained in employment arbitration agreements infringe on employees’ rights under...more
1/17/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Case Consolidation ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Ernst & Young ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Murphy Oil USA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS ,
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Employers commonly use arbitration agreements to minimize the expense and exposure of employment-related claims. By mandating arbitration of employment disputes, they hope to ensure that these matters are resolved in a...more