Recently, there has been an important trend in employment law: some employers are no longer requiring there employees to agree to mandatory arbitration. This change has several important benefits for employees. One, employees get to bring their cases in court, where they have the right to a jury (this is not the case in arbitration). Two, most arbitration agreements contain a class waiver, which means that employees have to bring their claims in arbitration individually and cannot sue their employer in a class or collective action. In court, employees can pool their resources and seek relief as a group in a class or collective action.
There are a few takeaways here:
• If employees already have signed arbitration agreements, they should check with their employer to see if the agreements are still in effect.
• If an employer is still using and enforcing arbitration agreements, employees can still challenge their validity and enforceability.
• If the employer’s arbitration agreement is valid and enforceable, employees can still pursue their claims in arbitration. Even if there is a class waiver, employers sometimes will not enforce it if faced with multiple individual claims which it must defend.
Shavitz Law Group is here to help. If you have questions about whether your employer is violating federal requirements, or if you have any other employment concerns, please do not hesitate to call us for a free consultation at (800) 616-4000, or visit us at www.shavitzlaw.com for a free, no obligation review of your circumstances and consultation regarding your rights.
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