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IANAL but that’s because most members of a class action have too weak a claim to litigate. Anyone with a strong claim and the money to fight it (or a lawyer on
by civilitty 3y ago
IANAL but that’s because most members of a class action have too weak a claim to litigate. Anyone with a strong claim and the money to fight it (or a lawyer on contingency) can opt out of the settlement and fight it on their own.
It’s a lot different when it’s employment violations. The case for each employee is stronger, many more lawyers would be willing to take the case on contingency, and there’s not much room to massage the damages below what the employees are already owed
- TeMPOraL 3y agoMaybe they don't expect to get much from a win regardless, but they realize arbitration is going to be much more painful to the company, perhaps even sink it. If anyone, as a class, is in a position to retaliate legally against their ex-employer, it's the high-profile tech workers.