ADR Brief

摘要

A Seventh U.S. Circuit of Appeals decision in late May potentially changes the prospects for the future of employment arbitration practice. The decision is the first appellate court opinion that eliminates class action waivers in employment agreements that mandate individualized arbitrations for workplace conflict. The opinion, in Lewis v. Epic Systems_2 No, 15-2997 (7~(th) Cir May 26) , is the first circuit court that backs the view of the National Labor Relations Board, which said in 2012 that class waivers are incompatible with U.S. labor law.