Employee In Dispute With Franchisee Asks High Court To Review Arbitration Waiver

Mealey's (October 20, 2021, 1:59 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should review a wage-and-hour dispute between an employee and a Taco Bell franchisee to resolve 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,” the employee argues in her Oct. 15 reply brief....