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Arbitration Agreements in Privacy Disputes: The Wyze Decision and the CCPA

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Earlier this year, a number of individuals brought a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against Washington-based company Wyze Labs, Inc (Wyze), which manufactures “smart” home...more

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Uber Epic: Arbitration Agreement Topples Class Claims

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Ninth Circuit, following the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, has upheld the validity of class-action waivers in Uber’s arbitration agreement, and has held that a named...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Grant of Class Certification and Denial of Motions to Compel Arbitration in Several Uber Class Actions

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In a major victory for ride-share company Uber Technologies, Inc. ("Uber"), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its much anticipated opinion in O'Connor v. Uber Technologies, Inc., Case No....more

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Governor Brown Vetoes Legislative Attempt To Criminalize Mandatory Arbitration

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In vetoing the California Legislature’s attempt to criminalize arbitration agreements (AB 3080), Governor Brown displayed common sense and the legal learning provided by recent U.S. Supreme Court authority....more

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Web Exclusive - High Court’s Arbitration Ruling Provides Sigh Of Relief For Healthcare Employers

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A few months ago, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements do not violate the National Labor Relations Act and are, in fact, fully enforceable. The decision...more

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Epic Win: Supreme Court Saves Employment Arbitration As We Know It

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To the relief of employers across the country, the Supreme Court today ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements do not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and are,...more

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Is “Class Arbitration” an Oxymoron — Another Shoe Drops in the Second Circuit

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In a series of articles over the past several months, we asked whether “class arbitration” — meaning the utilization of the Fed.R.Civ.P. 23 class action protocol in an arbitration proceeding — is ultimately viable in U.S....more

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NLRB's General Counsel Issues Memo on Arbitration Issue Pending at Supreme Court

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As a result of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to grant certiorari and address the dispute over whether class and collective action waivers are lawful in an arbitration agreement, many employers have asked whether similar...more

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Opt-Out Clauses May Help Some Employers Opt In To Individual Arbitration

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Ironically, giving employees the right to decline to resolve their employment claims in binding arbitration may actually help employers enforce arbitration agreements in some parts of the country....more

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Ninth Circuit Finds That Requiring Employees to Sign Class Action Waivers Violates the NLRA

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In a recent opinion, Morris v. Ernst & Young, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals followed the Seventh Circuit and held that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when they require employees to sign an...more

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