7th Circuit Rules On Sending Notice Of Wage Suit To Potential Collective

Mealey's (February 19, 2020, 11:30 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — Notice of a wage lawsuit may be sent to employees who allegedly entered into arbitration agreements unless no employee contests the existence of the agreement or the employer is able to show after discovery by a preponderance of the evidence that a valid agreement exists, a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Jan. 24 (Susie Bigger v. Facebook, Inc., No. 19-1944, 7th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 2273)....