Wisconsin Federal Judge: Employee Bound By Class Arbitration Waiver

Mealey's (January 29, 2019, 12:53 PM EST) -- MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin federal judge on Jan. 25 dismissed a case regarding class action waivers in arbitration agreements that made its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, finding that the employee who brought the lawsuit seeking overtime pay was unable to show that the arbitration agreement in question was unconscionable or lacked consideration (J. Lewis, et al. v. Epic Systems Corporation, No. 15-82, W.D. Wis., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11937)....