Employers Can Enforce Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements

On May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision concerning the enforceability of class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements. In a 5–4 decision authored by Justice Gorsuch in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 138 S. Ct. 1612, the Court affirmed the use of class and collective action waivers in employment arbitration agreements under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).