A deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that employers may include arbitration clauses in employment contracts requiring employees to settle disputes individually rather than joining together to fight wage-and-hour violations.
Plaintiffs in the cases argued that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) supersedes the 1925 Federal Arbitrations Act. The 1935 NLRA allows employees “the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively . . . , and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection” and the National Labor Relations Board ruled in 2012 that the NLRA nullified the earlier law.
Erin Ayers, US Supreme Court upholds arbitration in employee contracts (May 22, 2018).
This story in an excerpt of the original. The content originally appeared in Advisen Professional Front Page News.
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