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281 (2019), these agreements must be enforced according to their terms, and the drivers who signed them are not eligible for inclusion in a § 216(b) collective

Drivers must use their own personal vehicles meeting SLG specifications (cargo van or box truck, model year 2015 or newer, having passed SLG's safety inspection)

Where, as here, the evidence reveals material variations in the contractual terms, operational practices, and working conditions experienced by the putative collective members, collective treatment is inappropriate and conditional certification must be denied

The arbitration clause also contains an express class and collective action waiver, which provides, in relevant part: "The Contractor agrees that any claim, dispute, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including any claim that the Contractor is or was an employee of SLG, shall be resolved exclusively through binding individual arbitration

Court explained that the FAA reflects "a liberal federal policy favoring arbitration" and that courts must "rigorously enforce arbitration agreements according to their terms

The Lamps Plus Court emphasized that "consent is essential" to the enforcement of arbitration agreements and that "class arbitration, to the extent it is authorized, must be based on consent rather than coercion