South Carolina Federal Judge Says Pizza Hut Did Not Waive Right To Arbitrate FLSA Claim

Mealey's (December 30, 2016, 11:58 AM EST) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina federal judge on Dec. 27 granted a Pizza Hut franchisee’s motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action alleging that Pizza Hut delivery drivers are underpaid in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), finding that the plaintiff signed a valid arbitration agreement (Trina Creech, et al. v. JEM Pizza Group, et al., No. 2:16-cv-3087, D. S.C.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178548)....