On 21 May , the court ruled by 5 - 4 that employers could force workers to sign away the costs of bringing class - action claims against employers . workplace arbitration agreements tend to relate to wages and hours , but could apply more broadly to issues of discrimination and sexual harassment . Craig Becker , general counsel of the AFL - CIO arbitration federation , claimed that the ruling would “ cripple enforcement of all the major employment laws ” .
On 21 May, the court ruled by 5-4 that companies could require workers to sign away the option of bringing class-action claims against management. Existing arbitration agreements tend to relate to wages and hours, but could apply more broadly to issues of discrimination and sexual harassment. Craig Becker, general counsel of the AFL-CIO union federation, claimed that the ruling would “cripple enforcement of all the major employment laws”.