In a ruling of first impression affecting state class action litigants, a Manhattan appeals court on Tuesday decided that a former insurance company agent cannot be forced to arbitrate with her employer despite her contract’s arbitration provision.
The 3-2 ruling by the Appellate Division, First Department, panel normally would have struck a blow for employees’ rights to bring collective actions against their employers.
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