Labor/Employment
Jun. 27, 2013
High court's backing of arbitration hints at fate of employment class-action waivers
The U.S. Supreme Court's pro-arbitration ruling in favor of American Express last week hinted at the fate of class-action waivers as applied to businesses and their employees, but predictions from plaintiffs' lawyers are the polar opposite.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. Supreme Court's pro-arbitration ruling in favor of American Express Co. last week hinted at the fate of class-action waivers as applied to businesses and their employees, but predictions from plaintiffs' lawyers are the polar opposite of those from defense lawyers.
Justices, voting 5-3, held in the consumer rights case that merchants must individually arbitrate claims against the cr...
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