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The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 s a positive change for employees, as courts often offer greater protections than forced arbitration designed by the employer.

Despite the passage of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act on March 3, arbitration remains a viable option for disputes outside the act’s purview....

The Act limits predispute arbitration agreements only with respect to claims of sexual harassment or sexual assault.

On March 17, the House of Representatives passed the "Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022" or the "FAIR Act," which would ban the use of mandatory arbitration agreements...

If you are a woman, veteran, health care worker, nursing mother, victim of domestic violence, or a supporter of democracy, Peter Stauber does not represent you.

President Biden signs into law a landmark ban on mandatory arbitration and class-action waivers for sexual assault and harassment claims.

0 first of two long and intense days of questioning from members of the senate judiciary committee began this morning with democrats using their questions to allow jackson to issue a rebuttal to republican accusations that she has been soft on crime and republicans pressing her on her record as a judge and public defender and bringing up a whole host of conservative hobby horses. things like critical race theory. jackson has tried to stay above the fray in her responses. early on in the hearing,...

Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 17, the House of Representatives passed the “Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022” or the “FAIR Act,” which would ban the use of mandatory...

President Biden recently signed significant legislation titled “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021,” which prohibits forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harassment claims. Under the Act, no mandatory arbitration agreement or joint-action/class action waiver relating to sexual assault and/or sexual harassment claims is valid or enforceable absent consent from the complainant making such allegations and/or the named representative of th...

The U.S. House passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal FAIR Act of 2022 H.R. 963, which puts the future of many, if not all, arbitration agreements in jeopardy. The FAIR Act would invalidate predispute arbitration for labor, consumer, antitrust, and civil rights.