September 03, 2021
Arbitration agreements are a frequent flashpoint early in wage and hour litigation, forcing judges to decide whether to enforce the parties' apparent commitment to resolve claims out of court. Here, Law360 reviews five rulings from this year on whether to send a case to arbitration.
June 30, 2021
The full Ninth Circuit won't reconsider a panel ruling that a California hospital can force a nurse to arbitrate wage claims based on an agreement the nurse had with a separate staffing agency because her claims "intertwined" with the pact, the court said Wednesday.
June 04, 2021
A nurse urged the full Ninth Circuit to reconsider a panel decision that her wage claims against a California hospital "intertwined" with a contract containing an arbitration agreement with another entity and so the hospital could compel arbitration, saying the ruling broke from precedent.
May 21, 2021
A business facing wage claims from a worker who has an arbitration agreement with a separate employer can compel arbitration if the claims are "intertwined" with the worker's employment contract, the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday, following precedent from a California appellate court.