The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will soon rule on whether employees can waive their right to join class-action lawsuits. Unions (and the pro-union NLRB) have argued for the past few years that these waivers violate an employee’s right to “collective action” against employers. Employers, on the other hand, argue that all disputes…

Since arbitration helps companies avoid the high costs associated with litigation, companies often have employees enter into agreements to arbitrate disputes rather than take them to court. Workers at Applebee’s restaurants in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware typically sign an arbitration agreement that includes a term prohibiting employees from becoming members of a class…