JAMIE GAVIN; JHAMYA WINTERS; TIFFANIE WOLF; MELISSA SPEAKER; JAMIE LINDQUIST; CHLOE KERTESZ; KIM BURNS v. LADY JANE’S HAIRCUTS FOR MEN HOLDING COMPANY, LLC; LADY JANE’S CLEARWATER FL, LLC; LADY JANE’S MOORE OK, LLC; LADY JANE’S SUNSET HILLS MO, LLC; CHAD JOHNSON; TIM MCCOLLUM; JESSE DHILLON; ALICIA BUNCH; JOHN DOES 1–10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1–10 - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 23, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Jessica Garland, GUPTA WESSLER LLP, San Francisco, California, Matthew W.H. Wessler, GUPTA WESSLER LLP, Washington, D.C., Andy Biller, BILLER & KIMBLE LLC, Columbus, Ohio, Laura Farmwald, Emily Hubbard, Andrew Kimble, BILLER & KIMBLE LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Nicole S. LeFave, Neil B. Pioch, Andrew Klaben-Finegold, LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.

Judge(s): SUTTON, Chief Judge; SILER and WHITE, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit

SUTTON, Chief Judge. Several hair stylists filed this lawsuit on the ground that their employer underpaid them by misclassifying them as independent contractors instead of employees. But an arbitration agreement stands in the way. The district court dismissed the claim in favor of arbitration. We affirm.

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