“Workers have a fundamental right to band together to pursue legal action against their employers and hold them accountable if they violate their employees’ rights and break the law.”
—Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project
NELP Statements & Related Briefs on Forced Arbitration:
- SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Case That Could Tilt Legal Landscape in Favor of Corporate Lawbreakers: Statement from Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project, as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments today in a trio of cases under Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis.
- Can Companies Force Workers to Go to Arbitration?: Commentary from NELP Staff Attorney Ceilidh Gao.
- SCOTUS Forced Arbitration Case Could End Worker Class-Action Lawsuits, Amicus Brief Warns: Labor unions and worker rights groups filed an amicus brief today, explaining to the Court that employers cannot be allowed to use arbitration agreements to force workers challenging employer misconduct to give up their legally protected right to pursue legal action together as a class or group.
- How the US Supreme Court Could Silence #MeToo: Commentary from NELP Senior Staff Attorney Najah Farley, published in The Guardian (April 18, 2018)
NELP’s General Counsel & Program Director Cathy Ruckelshaus outlines how forced arbitration removes workers’ fundamental right to join together in legal action.
NELP Blog Series on #ForcedArbitration:
- Forced Arbitration and Work: What You’re Signing Away in the Fine Print: NELP Blog | What if your employer could steal your wages or discriminate against you without fear of repercussions?
- Losing Our Civil Rights Legacy in the Fine Print: NELP Blog | Forced arbitration is robbing workers of longstanding civil rights protections.
- Why Forced Arbitration Matters: Uber as a Poster Child: NELP Blog | Uber is deeply invested in maintaining this ambiguity, any way it can.
