Labor & Employment Law

Rent-A-Center West v. Jackson: Details and briefs

On Monday, April 26, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Rent-A-Center West v. Jackson.

Here is the question presented:

Is the district court required in all cases to determine claims that an arbitration agreement subject to the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") is unconscionable, even when the parties to the contract have clearly and unmistakably assigned this "gateway" issue to the arbitrator for decision?

Here are the briefs that have been filed:

• Brief for Petitioner Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. 
• Brief for Respondent Antonio Jackson 
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. 
• Brief for the Equal Employment Advisory Council in Support of Petitioner 
• Brief for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in Support of Petitioner 
• Brief for American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in Support of Respondent 
• Brief for Professional Arbitrators and Arbitration Scholars in Support of Respondent 
• Brief for Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Alliance for Justice, Asian American Justice Center, Constitutional Accountability Center, National Partnership for Women & Families, and National Women?s Law Center in Support of Respondent 
• Brief for National Association of Consumer Advocates in Support of Respondent 
• Brief for American Association for Justice and AARP in Support of Respondent 
• Brief for National Consumer Law Center and Consumer Action in Support of Respondent 
• Brief for Service Employees International Union, Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center, National Employment Lawyers Association, National Employment Law Project, Women?s Employment Rights Clinic, and The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute for Law & Policy in Support of Respondent 

Full post as published by Arbitration Blog on April 19, 2010 (boomark / email).