US Employment Litigation Round-Up For May 2018

Recent Cases and New Laws Affecting Employers

Epic Systems and Dynamex: Landmark Decisions from the US Supreme Court and the California Supreme Court

In the past several weeks, the US and California Supreme Courts have each issued important decisions affecting the rights and duties of employers and employees:

• On May 21, the US Supreme Court ruled in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, No. 16-285, that arbitration provisions with class waivers in employment agreements do not violate the National Labor Relations Act and instead are generally enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act. As a result, employers and employees will be able to enter into enforceable agreements requiring arbitration of employment disputes on an individual basis so long as those agreements provide individual workers with fair procedures for dispute resolution. Mayer Brown lawyers filed an amicus brief  with the Supreme Court on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce, and they have written a