On June 15, 2022, in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts a California state law rule holding that PAGA claims cannot be compelled to individual arbitration. PAGA permits private plaintiffs to sue their employers on behalf of the state of California and collect civil penalties for Labor Code violations committed against themselves and other aggrieved employees…
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In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation Amy interviews Ashley Rafael, General Counsel, Midway Moving & Storage, Inc. Ashley is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, serving on its...
By Ashley Rafael, Amy SchmitzThe purpose of this exercise is to impart to the reader (the parties and their counsel) the advantage of employing all of the benefits of the new Arbitration Act, SBC...
By Kenneth GlasnerIn this round of Arbitration Tips-N-Tools, Professor Amy Schmitz asks some of the leading arbitration practitioners about making online arbitration (OArb) more personal for participants, especially in a digital world,...
By Olof Heggemann, Oladeji Tiamiyu, Myriam Seers, Amy Schmitz
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