The Supreme Court sides with companies over arbitration agreements

[Free Vulcan]

ON May 21st, the Supreme Court issued an employer-friendly ruling that could affect the rights of at least 25m American workers. In a 5-to-4 vote, split along ideological lines, the court ruled that companies may use arbitration clauses in employment contracts to prevent workers from banding together in lawsuits over workplace disputes. The youngest and the oldest members of the court sparred, with 50-year-old Neil Gorsuch writing the majority for his four fellow justices appointed by Republican presidents and 85-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissenting on behalf of the four Democratic appointees. She took the rare step of reading part of her dissent aloud from the bench, clad in the special collar she reserves for such occasions. 

Read more at: https://www.economist.com/democracy-in-america/2018/05/23/the-supreme-court-sides-with-companies-over-arbitration-agreements

[Fantom]

Good... don't want to work there... leave.

[Jazzhead]

 This is an important ruling has the potential to kick the legs out from under a lot of predatory litigation,  and the lawyers that troll for it.