ERISA Class Action Waivers and Mandatory Arbitration–Will The Supreme Court Start A Trend?

On January 13, 2017, the United States Supreme Court agreed to decide whether employment agreements mandating individual arbitration of employment disputes, and prohibiting class actions, are enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act. The issue presented in the three cases consolidated for review, as stated in NLRB v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., No. 16-307, is:

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