April 22, 2016
A Texas-based administrative management company urged the Fifth Circuit on Friday to put on ice its ruling finding that arbitrators can decide whether class and collective actions are allowed under the company's arbitration agreement because of its broad language, saying it plans to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.
March 18, 2016
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday ruled that a broadly worded arbitration agreement allows arbitrators to decide whether class and collective actions are allowed under the particular agreement, affirming a district court decision in a wage-and-hour case involving a Texas-based management company.