Taco Bell Case Puts Arbitration in Spotlight at Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether an Iowa fast-food worker must arbitrate her overtime claims against a Taco Bell franchise, rather than press them in federal court.

Accepting the case could signal that the court may have found a stopping point for robust enforcement of arbitration rights, which have been at the center of numerous suits over the past decade.

The case centers on the waiver of rights by failing to promptly invoke arbitration early in litigation.

Robyn Morgan’s suit against the franchise, Sundance, Inc., proceeded in federal court for nearly eight months before the company invoked an ...