washington trump administration friday side employers supreme court case right workers bring class action lawsuits company court document show reverse position stake early obama administration back employees administration say court file would long defend position national labor relations board nlrb employment agreements require workers waive right bring class action claim invalid waivers compel workers individually arbitrate dispute employers rather bring collective lawsuits co-workers nlrb independent agency federal government say letter court thursday lawyer would represent board employees class action right case unusual government change position case already pending supreme court mark sharp break administration former president barack obama democrat originally pursue case behalf nlrb nlrb currently democratic majority isolate politically republican trump administration january supreme court agree review three low court rule include one involve global professional service firm ernst young legality waivers employers increasingly require workers sign part arbitration agreements guard rise tide worker lawsuits seek unpaid wag friday court file act u.s. solicitor general jeffrey wall say supreme court find class action waivers legal enforceable federal law workers waive right collective litigation escape consequences choice say company say waivers allow speedy cost-effective resolution workplace dispute class action litigation hand hard fight lead large damage award workers argue pursue case individually prohibitively expensive without prospect large damage award class action litigation lead lawyers deter take case nine supreme court justices expect issue rule issue court next term start october end june 2018. trump administration side employers supreme court labor case