Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Taco Bell Worker in Overtime Dispute

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Taco Bell Worker in Overtime Dispute
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Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously against a Taco Bell franchise operator on May 23, finding that a federal appeals court exceeded its authority in fashioning an arbitration-related rule in a fast-food employee’s class-action lawsuit over overtime pay.

The lawsuit went forward in federal court, but the company involved waited almost eight months before invoking the arbitration clause in its standard form employment contract.