*Class action waivers in employment agreements are enforceable. **FINRA Rule 13204’s prohibition against compelling a member of a certified or putative class to arbitrate may be contractually waived.
Oral argument took place October 2nd before the Supreme Court in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 137 S.Ct. 809 (2017), the first case of the Court’s new Term.
*A party challenging enforcement of a forum selection clause may not base its challenge on a choice of law analysis.
By Sarah G. Anderson
In Illinois, the test for whether a non-solicitation agreement is supported by sufficient consideration to enforce against an employee at will is a fact-specific inquiry,
In order to constitute an enforceable waiver of the right to try statutory employment claims in court,
An arbitration panel does not violate a contract provision that entitles the “prevailing party” to an award of attorney fees by failing to make such an award to a successful claimant who recovers only a fraction of his compensatory damage request.