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Supreme Court ruling against class action lawsuits is a blow for workers – and #MeToo

  • Written by Michele Gilman, Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore

The Supreme Court on May 21 narrowly ruled that employees who sign arbitration agreements cannot band together to sue their employers for unpaid wages.

As a law professor who directs a clinical legal program that regularly represents low-wage workers, I believe this ruling essentially allows employers to hide workplace injustices while also...

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