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U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment

May 22, 2018

Your work is just another business transaction

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems is a nasty blow to the nation’s workforce, which relies on the class action mechanism to enforce and protect their legal rights.

Bryan Lazarski

Lazarski Law Practice, P.C.

Email: bryan@lazarskilaw.com

Bryan exclusively represents plaintiffs in workplace litigation. He formerly worked at a large international law firm defending corporations before switching sides, and has extensive experience litigating both individual and class actions in federal and state courts.

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Your work is just another business transaction
In a scathing dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, joined by the three liberal-leaning justices -- Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor -- focused on public policy and the damage this decision will cause the nation's employees. (New York Times News Service)

OCTOBER 2017 TERM

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 2018 DJDAR 4705 (May 21, 2018) is a nasty blow to the nation's workforce, which relies on the class action mechanism to enforce and protect their legal rights. The court held that arbitration agreements which waive workers' rights to seek redress through class action are enforceable. The 5-4 decision addressed two federal statutes in c...

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