Gold v. New York Life Insurance Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Moskowitz, J.
On this appeal, we consider an issue that we have never directly addressed before now: whether employees can be obliged to arbitrate collective disputes such as class actions regarding wage disputes with their employers. We find that plaintiffs cannot be required to arbitrate their disputes with defendant New York Life Insurance Company because that obligation would run afoul of the National Labor Relations Act (29 USC § 151 et seq.).
Plaintiffs in this action are former insurance agents for defendants New York Life Insurance Company and its related companies…
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