Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis

U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

High court upholds class action waivers

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

Your work is just another business transaction

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

California’s halting retreat from the arbitration tug of war

U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

What chaos will ensue if legislation to reject arbitration passes?

U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal

After Epic Systems, you can almost hear the vibranium humming

U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Government

After Janus, nonunion teachers seek to recover dues

U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law

What the high court said in OT ’17

U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary

Kennedy, Kavanaugh and the OT17 term

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

An Epic shadow over PAGA

Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court

Ruling may slow down expanding gig economy

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

High court delivers an Epic win to employers

U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment

High court’s OK of class action waivers spurs new plaintiff tactics

Labor/Employment, Government

Bill would forbid mandatory arbitration as condition of employment

U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

9th Circuit unravels class of Uber drivers suing over misclassification

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

Another big term for arbitration at the Roberts court

Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Uber drivers can still obtain appropriate relief through arbitration

U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution

By looking at this column readers agree to arbitrate everything

Labor/Employment

2018 in labor law is a tale of two court systems

Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Employers may get more than they asked for in arbitration

Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Google surrenders favored employer tool: mandatory arbitration

Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal

State appellate panel says PAGA is waiver-proof despite US Supreme Court’s Epic Systems ruling

Labor/Employment

NLRB ‘win’ for gig economy might not help California employers

U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation

Statutory originalism & the Federal Arbitration Act

Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Banning compulsory arbitration clauses is not the answer

Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment

Class action waivers: Green light or stop sign?

Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Will arbitration bill fare better under the Newsom administration?

U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment

Participation waivers test Federal Arbitration Act’s limits

U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation

California’s Armendariz opinion violates federal law

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

Strategies shift after Epic Systems

Civil Litigation

Lopsided arbitration agreements and elder abuse

Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment

US judge OKs $20M deal between Uber and its drivers

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

The employment arbitration whipsaw

Labor/Employment, Corporate

Drafting enforceable employment arbitration agreements

Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court

The last decade in the United States Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution

The enforceability of class waivers in arbitration agreements

Labor/Employment

Lyft cannot invoke arbitration agreement in state PAGA cases, appeals court rules

The brewing preemption battle over Iskanian’s PAGA rule

Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Making sense of the FAA exemption paradox

Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution

The rise and fall (out) of mandatory pre-dispute employment arbitration

U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal

US Supreme Court to review PAGA limit on arbitration

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

In employment arbitration, it’s déjà vu all over again!

Litigation & Arbitration

Is arbitration under attack? Arbitration, Schmarbitration