Seyfarth Synopsis: Complex class actions often present a scenario in which some or most of the putative class members are subject to arbitration agreements, but the named plaintiff is not. In Gembarski v. PartsSource, Inc.,...more
8/20/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Certification ,
Defense Strategies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Identifiable Class Members ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Sales Commissions ,
Unidentified Class Members ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the midst of a legal landscape that is seemingly pro-arbitration, employers should recognize that employees still have a few strategies to oppose arbitration or invalidate an arbitration agreement. ...more
7/26/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bifurcation ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Motion to Compel ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Title VII
Seyfarth Synopsis: After thirty-three former employees who signed release agreements requiring individual arbitration of ADEA claims collectively sued their employer for age discrimination, the employer moved to compel...more
4/24/2017
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
General Mills ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Release Agreements