Don’t Delay, Arbitrate Today—Supreme Court Removes Requirement to Demonstrate Prejudice in Asserting Waiver of Right to Arbitration

Employers who wish to arbitrate disputes with their employees should assert the right to arbitrate promptly—a recent Supreme Court decision has made it easier for employees to show that an employer’s delay constitutes a waiver of the right to arbitrate. In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., 142 S.Ct. 1708 (2022), the plaintiff worked as an hourly …

To Institute Arbitration, Employers Must Make Employee Acceptance a Condition of Continued Employment

On December 15, 2017, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued an opinion reinforcing the principle that an employer may only institute arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism for existing employees if the employer expressly informs the employee that continued employment is contingent upon the employee’s acceptance of the arbitration …