Civil Litigation
Jul. 16, 2021
Will employers get to arbitrate California’s exploding representative action lawsuits?
The U.S. Supreme Court has another opportunity to finally end the battle over the enforceability of pre-dispute arbitration agreements with waivers of representative actions under the California Private Attorneys General Act.
Paul S. Cowie
Partner
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Phone: (650) 815-2600
Email: pcowie@sheppardmullin.com
Paul manages a large team that defends employers in every type of employment dispute, including discrimination and harassment, independent contractors and the gig economy, wrongful termination and whistleblower complaints, as well as trade secret litigation. He is a trial-ready litigator who knows how to resolve all forms of employment-related disputes efficiently and effectively.
Amanda E. Beckwith
Associate
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
labor & employment
4 Embarcadero Center
San Francisco , CA 94111
Phone: (415) 774-2926
Email: abeckwith@sheppardmullin.com
UC Hastings
Amanda E. Beckwith is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP in San Francisco
The U.S. Supreme Court has another opportunity to finally end the battle over the enforceability of pre-dispute arbitration agreements with waivers of representative actions under the California Private Attorneys General Act.
This battle was borne from the California Supreme Court's ruling in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles LLC, 2014 DJDAR 8037, which held that employers cannot compel repres...
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