Justices Won’t Hear CVS Manager’s Arbitration Opt-Out Argument

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined an ex-CVS store manager’s request for it to review whether she was wrongly denied the benefit of a #MeToo-inspired sexual-harassment arbitration opt-out law.

The Ending Force Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act enables workers to void valid arbitration pacts and, the statute says, is “applicable with respect to any dispute or claim that arises or accrues on or after Mar. 3, 2022.”

Petitioner Michele Cornelius maintains the law applies to her case and that the Third Circuit errantly “created unacknowledged splits” with two other federal appeals courts as to whether the ...