SCOTUS finally delivered its decision today in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, the consolidated case that addresses whether employers can require employees to give up their right to class or consolidated litigation as part of an arbitration agreement. In a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Gorsuch, the Court found that class action waivers are
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California Invalidates Waiver of Public Injunctive Relief In Consumer Arbitration Clause
By Liz Kramer on
Now that Justice Gorsuch is confirmed and can take the open seat on the Supreme Court, maybe SCOTUS can move forward on the cases about whether employers can make employees waive their right to class actions in an arbitration agreement. (Btw, here’s a nice SCOTUSblog piece on Gorsuch’s arbitration decisions.) In the meantime, California’s…