Developments in Labor and Employment Law In the United States (September 2018 - January 2019)

Abstract

I - United States Supreme Court In New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an employer trucking company could not compel its drivers to arbitrate their wage claims, rather than litigating the claims in court. This case is an unusual win for workers, given the long line of Supreme Court precedents since 2001 that have established that mandatory agreements to arbitrate employment–related disputes are enforceable in non-union workplaces. Under such agreements, as a conditio...