Contract Terms, SCOTUS, Employment Contract

The Importance of Having an Up-To-Date Employment Arbitration Agreement

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 5/13/2025

Until the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana in 2022, California law had established that Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claims could not be subject to binding arbitration....more

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument on Arbitration Exemption for Food Delivery Drivers

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/21/2024

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on Feb. 20, 2024, on whether food distributors are exempt from arbitration under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), governing "contracts of employment of seamen,...more

U.S. Supreme Court to Address Prejudice Requirement for Waiver of Arbitration Agreements

K&L Gates LLP on 3/1/2022

Agreements to submit disputes to arbitration are commonplace, with parties attempting to avoid the time, cost, and publicity involved in litigating disputes in court. To facilitate these aims, the Federal Arbitration Act (the...more

Possible Supreme Court Review of California’s “McGill Rule” Moves One Step Closer as Ninth Circuit Stays Mandates in Blair Appeals

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/31/2020

After denying the defendants’ petitions for panel and en banc rehearing in the Blair v. Rent-a-Center appeals, the Ninth Circuit has granted their motions to stay the issuance of the Court’s mandates for 90 days pending the...more

Keep the Light On: U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Clear Consent is Required for Classwide Arbitration in Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela

Hudson Cook, LLP on 5/22/2019

We have good news from the U.S. Supreme Court for creditors who use arbitration agreements. On April 24, 2019, in Lamps Plus v. Varela, the Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that courts may no longer infer from an...more

SCOTUS Ruling has Far-Reaching Effects on Employment Litigation and Class Action

Epiq on 5/24/2018

On Monday, May 21, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that companies can use arbitration clauses in employment contracts to prohibit workers from banding together to bring class action suits over workplace issues....more

What’s Next for Employers After Epic Decision

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA on 5/23/2018

The U.S. Supreme Court gave a huge win to employers on May 21, 2018, in its much-anticipated decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, upholding the validity of arbitration agreements that require employees to arbitrate claims...more

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