Lawffice Links - FAA v. NLRA

The Supreme Court is back! On Monday they heard oral arguments in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, or as I call it, FAA v. NLRA. The issue is:

Whether an agreement that requires an employer and an employee to resolve employment-related disputes through individual arbitration, and waive class and collective proceedings, is enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act, notwithstanding the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act.

Here are some fresh-baked Lawffice Links on the topic:

• Oral argument transcript.
• Audio available here starting on Friday. 
• Analysis on Law.com: On SCOTUS Opening Day, 'Yellow-Dog Contracts,' Getting a Word In and More.
• SCOTUSblog argument analysis:  An epic day for employers in arbitration case?
• As always, check out the whole SCOTUSblog case page for more. 

My prediction: Closely divided court, with a slight edge for the FAA.