Employment Litigation, Putative Class Actions, Federal Arbitration Act

Employers Beware: Lessons from Sanders v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 6/10/2025

In the recent decision in Sanders v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the California Court of Appeal reinforced the consequences for employers who fail to timely pay arbitration fees in employment disputes....more

Sixth Circuit Holds Validity of Employee’s Electronic Signature Creates Issue of Fact, Reverses Order Compelling Arbitration

Carlton Fields on 8/16/2023

In Bazemore v. Papa John’s U.S.A. Inc., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals considered the plaintiff’s appeal of an order granting the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint brought...more

The Long And Winding Road: Ninth Circuit Exempts Last-Leg Drivers From Arbitration Under The Federal Arbitration Act

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/14/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Ninth Circuit recently extended the scope of which transportation workers are exempt from arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). In Carmona Mendoza v. Domino’s Pizza, LLC, – F.4th –,...more

Massachusetts Highest Court Holds Grubhub Drivers Are Not Exempt from Arbitration under FAA

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 12/15/2022

In Archer, et al. v Grubhub, Inc., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that § 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies to Grubhub delivery drivers. The plaintiffs, former delivery drivers for Grubhub,...more

Ninth Circuit Dismisses Interlocutory Appeal, Finds Order Compelling Arbitration Not a “Final Decision” Under FAA

Carlton Fields on 3/27/2019

The plaintiff filed a putative class action for alleged violations of California employment law, and the defendant moved to compel arbitration....more

Ninth Circuit Snubs Stolt-Nielsen, Holds Generic Employee Arbitration Agreement Permits Class-wide Arbitration

Carlton Fields on 11/8/2017

After an employer allegedly released personally identifiable information of its employees as the result of a phishing scam, plaintiff employee filed a putative class action lawsuit, alleging claims including negligence,...more

New York Appellate Court Sides Against The Second Circuit And Holds Class Action Waivers Violate The NLRA

Carlton Fields on 8/7/2017

Plaintiffs, former insurance agents for defendants New York Life Insurance Company and its related companies, brought a putative class action seeking recovery for allegedly illegal wage deductions and violations of overtime...more

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