Labor/Employment
Nov. 19, 2013
Real estate appraisers get go-ahead on class arbitration
A judge ruled the court did not have the authority to decide whether the arbitration agreement allowed for class arbitration.
By Laura Hautala
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A class of real estate appraisers defeated a motion from their employer JPMorgan Chase & Co. to individually arbitrate their wage and hour claims Thursday, and will instead arbitrate claims on a class basis.
Central District Judge Josephine L. Staton ruled the court did not have the authority to decide whether the arbitration agreement allowed for class arbitration, leaving that decision to the arbitrator.
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