The Legality of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements – SCOTUS Finally Speaks
05/22/2018 | 1 minute read
Posted in Supreme Court
The controversy surrounding the validity of employment arbitration agreements with class action waivers has been simmering since at least 2012. Now, with the Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, we have an answer: They “must be enforced as written” despite any debatable policy within the National Labor Relations Act that suggests otherwise. Before we analyze the majority and dissenting opinions, let’s take a quick look backward.