Seyfarth Synopsis: Yesterday the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in the Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela class action arbitration case. The holding and rationale are important to employers because the Court decisively ruled...more
4/25/2019
/ Ambiguous ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Arbitration ,
Consent ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Motion to Compel ,
Preemption ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear an appeal challenging a nearly $6.0 million judgment in a collective and class action case against Tyson Foods, Inc. In Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, a wage and hour...more
6/11/2015
/ Actual Injuries ,
Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Damages ,
Doffing ,
Donning ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Off-The-Clock ,
SCOTUS ,
Trial-by-Formula ,
Tyson Foods ,
Tyson Foods v Bouaphakeo ,
Wage and Hour