Category: Arbitration
Supreme Court to Hear Oral Argument in October on Enforceability of Employment Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
From JDSupra, Timothy Del Castillo and Joe Liburt discuss the pending oral arguments on the enforceability of arbitration agreements…
Arbitrator Must Rule on Independent Contractor Status of Uber Drivers in Class-Action Notwithstanding NLRA Bar to Class Action Waivers
From Lexology, Patrick M. DePoy and Michael A. Warner, Jr. discuss an Illinois case in which the court said that…
New York Appellate Court Strikes Down Class Action Waivers
From JDSupra, Howard Wexler and Robert Whitman discuss a New York Appellate case in which the court found a class action…
Eighth Circuit Affirms Order Compelling Arbitration, Rejecting Contract Defenses Of Unconscionability And Lack Of Consideration
From JDSupra, Michael Wolgin discusses a recent case in which the court upheld an order compelling arbitration as…
Newly Adopted “Freelance Isn’t Free” Rules Rife with Preemption Issues Under FAA
From JDSupra, Meredith-Anne Berger and Gena Usenheimer discuss the rules issued to implement the Freelance Isn’t Free Act…
Independent Contractor Trucker Dodges FAA Arbitration and Keeps His Class Action Alive
From JDSupra, John Lewis discusses a complicated decision on the applicability of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and…
Uber’s Opt-Out Clause results in Order Compelling Arbitration
From JDSupra, Richard J. Reibstein reviews the news in February about independent contractor classification including several stories…
Supreme Court to Decide Validity of Class Action Waivers
From Lexology, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP report that the Supreme Court will review the validity class action…
Uber Scores Victory Compelling Arbitration in Wage & Hour Misclassification Suit
From JDSupra, Kevin Miller discusses a New Jersey case that said that Uber drivers had to arbitrate…
Uber Wants Court Stamp on Arbitration Win as Hint to Drivers
From Bloomberg, Edvard Pettersson and Joel Rosenblatt discuss Uber’s efforts to have a judge confirm an arbitrator’s…
Uber Driver Is Independent Contractor, Arbitrator Rules
From The Recorder, Ben Hancock reports on a decision by a California arbitrator that a driver…
The Benefits of Mandatory Binding Arbitration Agreements With Class Action Waivers
From Fisher Phillips, Bob Yonowitz and Danielle Garcia discuss the benefits of arbitration agreements for…
