In "Justices’ Crypto Ruling Could Drag Out Wage and Hour Cases,” (Law360, July 7, 2023), Law360 discusses how the US Supreme Court held that when a district court denies a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and the defendant files an appeal, the lower court must stay the case until the circuit court weighs in. The ruling involves consumer protection claims against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc that the company tried to push into arbitration pursuant to its user agreements.
The repercussions of the high court decision may affect the time it will take to resolve wage and hour cases in which arbitration clauses are an issue as well as the number of new claims brought by workers. Pollock Cohen told Law360 that the high court's decision means employers that lose a motion to compel arbitration can freeze a case and delay resolution.
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