By James M. Hlawek, Shireen Wetmore, Gena Usenheimer, and Richard L. Alfred
Seyfarth Synopsis: Today the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in the Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela class action arbitration case. The holding and rationale are important to employers because the Court decisively ruled that class arbitration “fundamentally” changes
By: Ariel Fenster, Ryan McCoy, Steve Shardonofsky
Seyfarth Synopsis: Arbitration of employment claims continues to be a hot topic at the Supreme Court. In a unanimous 8-0 decision yesterday (Justice Kavanaugh recused), the Supreme Court ruled in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira that non-employee drivers engaged by a transportation company cannot be forced