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October 3, 2017

Supreme Court Opens Term with Workers' Rights Case
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The Supreme Court opened a new term Monday, hearing arguments in a case
that could expand the rights of millions of workers to sue their
employers. The case, NLRB v. Murphy Oil, pits workers who want the right
to join class action lawsuits against employers-backed by the Trump
administration-who want to force workers to enter into binding
arbitration agreements that prohibit collective litigation. The Economic
Policy Institute says more than half of all non-union U.S. workers are
currently forced to work under mandatory arbitration rules.


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