U.S. High Court Will Review Employee, Franchisee Arbitration Waiver Dispute

Mealey's (November 15, 2021, 10:16 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 15 granted a worker’s request to review a wage-and-hour dispute between the petitioner and a Taco Bell franchisee that the worker alleged has caused a circuit split concerning whether a party asserting arbitration waiver due to litigation conduct must show prejudice as “the continued existence of the arbitration-specific prejudice requirement has consequences beyond its effect on particular cases, undermining this Court’s authority and leaving lower courts confused about how to apply its precedents.”...