AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion

Holding that a ban on collective-action waivers in those contracts worked to "disfavor arbitration"

First Options of Chi., Inc. v. Kaplan

Holding that a circuit court reviewing a district court's disposition of an arbitration award should apply "ordinary, not special, standards."

Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.

Holding that a claim arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1994 ed.), may be subject to compulsory arbitration

Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Waffle House, Inc.

Holding that a private arbitration agreement between an employee and an employer could not bind a nonparty governmental agency, the EEOC, and thus that the agreement—which was enforceable against the employee under the Federal Arbitration Act—did not limit the types of remedies the agency could seek in an enforcement action it initiated under Title VII

Shearson/Am. Express Inc. v. McMahon

Holding RICO claims arbitrable and citing Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., 473 U.S. 614, 636-37, 105 S.Ct. 3346, 87 L.Ed.2d 444 (holding antitrust claims arbitrable because, even if they are arbitrated, antitrust law "will continue to serve both its remedial and deterrent function")

Am. Express Co. v. Italian Colors Rest.

Holding that a class waiver in an arbitration agreement is enforceable under the FAA even when a plaintiff shows that the waiver will prevent her from vindicating her statutory rights

American Pipe Construction Co. v. Utah

Holding the commencement of a class action "suspends the applicable statute of limitations as to all asserted members of the class who would have been parties had the suit been permitted to continue as a class action"

Matsushita Elec. Industrial Co. v. Epstein

Holding that the Exchange Act's exclusive-jurisdiction provision sought "to achieve greater uniformity of construction and more effective and expert application of that law"

BG Grp. PLC v. Republic of Argentina

Holding that it is presumed that parties intend for the courts, not arbitrators, to decide disputes about "arbitrability," such as "whether an arbitration clause in a concededly binding contract applies to a particular type of controversy"

Compucredit Corp. v. Greenwood

Holding that contract “parties remain free to specify” their choice of judicial forum “so long as the guarantee ” of the Act “is preserved.”

Rule 23 - Class Actions

Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system

Section 1 - "Maritime transactions" and "commerce" defined; exceptions to operation of title

Defining the word "commerce" in the language of the Commerce Clause itself

Section 2 - Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate

Granting federal jurisdiction where there is "a transaction involving [interstate] commerce"

Section 4 - Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determination

Granting authority to federal courts to compel party to participate in arbitration where a valid arbitration agreement exists

Section 151 - Findings and declaration of policy

Finding that "protection by law of the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively safeguards commerce" and declaring a policy of "encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining"

Section 157 - Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc.

Granting employees the right to engage in or refrain from engaging in union activity

Section 102 - Public policy in labor matters declared

Declaring public policy underlying Norris-LaGuardia

Section 103 - Nonenforceability of undertakings in conflict with public policy; "yellow dog" contracts

Section 8-4-103 - Payment of wages - insufficient funds - pay statement - record retention - gratuity notification - penalties

Stating that wages or compensation earned by any employee are promptly due