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Courts continue to wrestle with arbitration issues

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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December 17 2012

Decades ago, Congress passed the Federal Arbitration Act to combat the hostility courts showed towards arbitration agreements

California district court compels arbitration of class wage and hour claims by law firm partner

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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August 7 2012

Another California case has compelled the arbitration of a wage and hour claim in the wake of the United States Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011

New York court rejects D.R. Horton; orders arbitration despite class action waiver

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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January 19 2012

A great deal of intellectual energy has been spent on the issue of whether various employment arbitration agreements are enforceable, but the debate pretty much comes down to two camps

Pennsylvania court compels arbitration of both class and collective action claims

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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December 5 2011

Another court has weighed in in favor of enforcing an arbitration agreement containing a class action waiver in the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740, 1746 (2011

Court compels arbitration of putative FLSA collective action on an individual basis

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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November 9 2011

It has been less than a year since the United States Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, in which it held that arbitration agreements requiring the resolution of putative class action claims on an individual basis were enforceable

California court compels arbitration of employment class action on an individual basis

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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October 21 2011

The enforcement of arbitration agreements in the employment context has been maddeningly inconsistent, with different jurisdictions creating their own requirements and rules that might render such an agreement unenforceable

Supreme Court holds that class action waivers in arbitration agreements are enforceable

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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April 27 2011

The Supreme Court has now held that the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), 9 U.S.C. section 2, preempts state laws that would condition arbitration agreements on the availability of class action arbitration procedures