By Robert Barnes Robert Barnes Reporter covering the U.S. Supreme Court Email Bio Follow April 24 at 4:16 PM A split Supreme Court delivered a win to business owners Tuesday, saying that workers cannot band together in arbitration proceedings unless their employment contracts specifically allow it.
Many companies prefer to settle differences through arbitration rather than court proceedings, because it is faster and less likely to result in large financial awards for aggrieved employees. The case involved a California company, Lamps Plus. In 2016, a hacker tricked an employee into disclosing the tax information of about 1,300 employees. Soon after, Lamps Plus employee Frank Varela found that a fraudulent federal income tax return had been filed in his name.
But Roberts said that was wrong, and Tuesday’s decision follows a 2010 ruling that class arbitration is not allowed if a contract is silent on the subject. Even if it was ambiguous, Kagan wrote, California law requires that ambiguities be resolved against the party that writes the contract.
What is the point of having your app if it is worthless?
Absolutely disgusting how Republicans want to take away peoples rights.
Had to be
SusanSarandon
What a surprising. Not.
Shocked. Truly.
Of course they did. Amazing that anyone in the working class thinks the GOP gives the slightest shit about them. If the GOP could screw over Joe the Plumber to increase profits .05% they’ll do it in a heartbeat.
Fascism preventing freedom
One step closer to revolution but okay... (I'm not remotely keen on class warfare happening, it's just a given that it will happen if the govt continues down this path of quashing labor concerns)
😡Surprise Surprise.....This is a Victory for Mitch McConnell
Who saw that coming? Oh right, everyone.
Thanks Bernie! This would never happen without you!
No surprise there
Whatever happened to 'for the people, by the people, of the people'?
Of course they did. The Roberts supreme court cares nothing for the American people.
🛒🛒🛒🛒🛒💲
Of course they would.....
Dictatorship in America!! The unthinkable is happening...
I guess Trump supporters believe this actually helps them. lol
All three branches of our government are compromised.
No surprise there. We've become the United Corporations of America.
American supreme court ? Where judges have political agendas and inclinations !!
Keep casting those protest votes and imposing those purity tests. You see how well they’re working for you.
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