ABA Annual Meeting 2018: The Future of Arbitration

In Epic Systems v. Lewis, the Supreme Court ruled that employment contracts can legally bar employees from collective arbitration. In this report from On The Road at ABA Annual Meeting 2018, host Laurence Colletti talks to Adam Fuller, Heidi Roll, Maya Ewing, and Daniel Hemel about how the Epic Systems v. Lewis case has changed the use of arbitration clauses in employment agreements. They discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this decision and how employees, employers, and even law students have reacted to the use of arbitration clauses.

Maya Ewing is the senior corporate counsel at Allstate.

Adam Fuller is a partner practicing in Brennan, Manna & Diamond’s Labor and Employment and Litigation departments.

Heidi Roll is a Financial and Professional Lines Claims Manager for Starr Companies with eight years of claims handling experience.

Daniel Hemel is an assistant professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School.