The Supreme Court put tighter limits on classwide arbitration, making it easier for businesses to avoid claims by groups of employees or consumers
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court put tighter limits on classwide arbitration Wednesday, making it easier for businesses to avoid claims by groups of employees or consumers.
Workers and consumers bound by arbitration clauses automatically waive the right to pursue classwide claims unless their contracts specifically provide for such proceedings, the court held, dividing 5-4 along its conservative-liberal line.
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