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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | USA | 16 Apr 2020
Assessing the Pros and Cons of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Epic Systems v. Lewis that class action waivers in arbitration agreements between employers and employees…
Littler Mendelson PC | USA | 29 May 2019
Board Upholds Enforcement of Pre-Hire Arbitration Agreement
The alternative dispute resolution landscape continues to evolve for employers with unionized workforces. Anheuser-Busch, LCC, 367 NLRB 123 (May 22…
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP | USA | 16 May 2019
Class Action Waivers in Employment Agreements Continue to be a Targeted
Democratic leaders are at it again, pushing a bill that would topple the United States Supreme Court 2018 decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis. In effect…
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | USA | 6 May 2019
Going It Alone: The Supreme Court Continues to Limit Class Arbitration for Employees
If you’re waiting for a reversal of the trend at the Supreme Court to limit employers’ ability to insist on arbitration instead of litigation, or of…
Akerman LLP | USA | 29 Apr 2019
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Ambiguous Arbitration Agreements Do Not Authorize Class Arbitration
Ambiguous language in an arbitration agreement is not a sufficient basis for concluding a party has agreed to class arbitration, the U.S. Supreme…
Akerman LLP | USA | 29 Apr 2019
Insights on the Latest Developments in Labor and Employment Law
Ambiguous language in an arbitration agreement is not a sufficient basis for concluding a party has agreed to class arbitration, the U.S. Supreme…
Cozen O'Connor | USA | 29 Apr 2019
Supreme Court Finds Classwide Arbitration Available Only When Clearly Set Forth in Contract
On April 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Lamps Plus v. Varela that should be of interest to the maritime industry. Even though…
Troutman Pepper | USA | 25 Apr 2019
Another Blow for Class Arbitration at the Supreme Court
On April 24, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the latest in its line of recent decisions hostile to class action arbitration. In Lamps Plus, Inc. v…
Littler Mendelson PC | USA | 25 Apr 2019
Supreme Court Confirms Class Arbitration May Not Proceed Unless Expressly Permitted by the Arbitration Agreement
On April 24, 2019, in a 5-4 opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, the U.S. Supreme Court held that even if an arbitration agreement is ambiguous…
Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 24 Apr 2019
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Arbitration of Classwide Claims Not Required Where Agreement is Ambiguous
On April 23, 2019, a divided U.S. Supreme Court answered a question that had been left open by the Court in 2010: namely, whether an agreement that…
