WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court term opened Monday with a bruising argument over how workers pursue wage and labor claims against their employers, an issue that divided not only the justices but the federal government itself. At issue is whether employers can block workers from pursuing joint claims by requiring they use individual arbitration to settle disputes. Some 25 million workers are held to such restrictions, one lawyer told the court Monday.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 02, 2017 22:52 UTC