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21Dec

Arbitrator Could Bind Absent Class Members, Second Circuit Holds

An arbitrator could bind absent class members to a Title VII and Equal Pay Act (EPA) class action where the plaintiffs all signed arbitration agreements that consented to the arbitrator’s authority, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled....
By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/arbitrator-could-bind-absent-class-68995/

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