by D. Gregory Valenza | | January 8, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court held that lower courts cannot decide whether a claim is arbitrable, if the parties to the arbitration agreement properly delegated that responsibility to the arbitrator. Justice Kavanaugh wrote his first opinion on behalf of a unanimous Court....
by D. Gregory Valenza | | May 21, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court decided today: employers may require employees to arbitrate claims only on the employee’s own (individual) behalf – I.e., no class actions. This opinion in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, settles a recent dispute about whether the...
by D. Gregory Valenza | | April 2, 2018
I know most of you reading this aren’t in the auto sales and service business. This also is a Fair Labor Standards Act case. So, employers subject to California law may not benefit from the Court’s decision. But the Court’s 5-4 opinion in Encino...
