11th Circuit Upholds Arbitration Ruling In Aflac Agents’ Wage Suit

Mealey's ( January 9, 2019, 8:51 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — A trial court didn’t err when it granted a motion to compel arbitration filed by a supplemental insurance company that proactively filed a lawsuit after learning that its agents planned to file a complaint alleging that they were improperly classified as independent contractors, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Jan. 7 (American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus v. Troy Hubbard, et al., No. 18-11869, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 371)....