Supreme Court to Weigh State Law That Circumvents Arbitration Agreements December 16, 2021 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court will consider buttressing the power of businesses to funnel employee disputes into individual arbitration proceedings, agreeing...
Supreme Court Pro-Arbitration Ruling a Big Win for Employers May 22, 2018 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them...
Supreme Court Backs Employers on Forced Arbitration, Limiting Employee Class Actions May 21, 2018 By Greg Stohr A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers can force workers to use individual arbitration instead of class-action lawsuits to...
Supreme Court Justices Appear Split Over Employee Class Action Case October 3, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley and Robert Iafolla Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday defended the right of workers to bring class-action claims against companies but their...
Supreme Court to Decide Future of Workers’ Class Action Suits Against Employers October 2, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley and Robert Iafolla The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off its new nine-month term on Monday with a major employment case that could deprive...
Supreme Court to Decide If Employee Arbitration Clauses Are Enforceable Nationwide January 17, 2017 By Robert Iafolla The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether companies can head off costly class action lawsuits by forcing...