Pennymac Financial Services, Inc., et al. v. Erich Heidrich, et al.
Arbitration WageAndHour Privacy ClassAction JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the Federal Arbitration Act requires enforcement of an arbitration agreement as applied to Fair Labor Standards Act claims where the parties' agreement requires individualized arbitration, and if so, whether 28 U.S.C. § 1738 requires a contrary result based on a state court decision finding an identical agreement unenforceable under a state law rule that is plainly invalid under the FAA and federal substantive law interpreting the FAA
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Federal Arbitration Act requires enforcement of an arbitration agreement as applied to Fair Labor Standards Act claims where the parties’ agreement requires individualized arbitration, and if so, whether 28 U.S.C. § 1738 requires a contrary result based on a state court decision finding an identical agreement unenforceable under a state law rule that is plainly invalid under the FAA and federal substantive law interpreting the FAA.