Labor and Employment Law
Ca. Labor & Emp't Rev. September 2018, Volume 32, No. 5
Content
- Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court: Employees' Perspective
- Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis: Employees' Perspective
- Janus v. Afscme: Employers' Perspective
- Janus v. Afscme: Employees' Perspective
- Masthead
- Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court: Employers' Perspective
- Labor & Employment Law Section Executive Committee 2017-2018
- Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis: Employers' Perspective
- Wage and Hour Case Notes
- Nlra Case Notes
- From the Editors Editorial Policy
- Inside the Law Review
- Public Sector Case Notes
- Message From the Chair
- Cases Pending Before the California Supreme Court
- Employment Law Case Notes
Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis: Employers’ Perspective
By Mary-Christine Sungaila, Alex Stevens and Marco A. Pulido
Mary-Christine Sungaila is an appellate partner in Haynes and Boone’s Costa Mesa office. Alex Stevens and Marco A. Pulido are associates at the firm. Sungaila and Stevens authored an amicus brief on behalf of the International Association of Defense Counsel in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis2 confirms that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires arbitration agreements to be enforced according to their terms, even individual arbitration agreements between an employer and an employee. In this article, we detail the impact of the high court’s decision on Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims. We also outline the decision’s implications for the arbitrability of claims arising under California’s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).