What High Court Arbitration Ruling Means for Benefits Litigation

• Employers may now require workers to use individual arbitration to settle disputes, Supreme Court said • Individual benefit claims made on behalf of the plan under ERISA not affected by May 21 High Court decision • Ninth Circuit could soon decide if arbitration rules apply to claims made by a participant

Employers that offer their workers benefit plans might want to evaluate those plans now that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers can require employees to arbitrate legal claims.

The ruling inEpic Systems v. Lewis, which was consolidated withNLRB v. Murphy Oil USA Inc.and ...