Pamela Herrington v. Waterstone Mortgage Corporatio

Barrett, Circuit Judge.

Pamela Herrington filed class and collective actions against Waterstone Mortgage Corporation, her former employer, for wage and hour violations. The district court compelled arbitration pursuant to an agreement between Herrington and Waterstone, but it struck as unlawful a waiver clause that appeared to forbid class or collective arbitration of Herrington's claims. The arbitrator conducted a collective arbitration over Waterstone's objection and ultimately awarded more than $10 million in damages and fees to Herrington and 174 similarly situated employees.

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