Lidl Store Worker Must Arbitrate Overtime, Time-Shaving Claims

Lidl US LLC can require a store worker who accuses the company of stiffing her on wages to pursue her claims in arbitration instead of federal court.

The supermarket chain has a valid and enforceable agreement requiring the worker to arbitrate her individual wage-and-hour claims, even though the wording of her offer letters suggests the existence of a separate agreement to which she never gave written assent, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said.

Samantha Lopez accuses Lidl, which operates approximately 24 New York stores, of forcing her and similarly situated employees to work ...