The Supreme Court says employers can prohibit their workers from banding together to complain about pay and conditions in the workplace. The court's decision this week means employees who sign those agreements must fight alleged violations individually, rather than as a group. The ruling was in response to three consolidated cases about wage issues, but comes amid increasing claims of sexual harassment during the #MeToo era. Forced arbitration agreements would already seem to prevent workers from filing lawsuits in court, and indeed, many companies that have arbitration procedures include a class-action "waiver" that explicitly prohibits workers from pursuing collective action. Read also:Why sexual harassment training doesn't stop harassmentLike On Leadership?

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2018 19:18 UTC