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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.

Arbitration agreements and class-action waivers have gotten a lot of hate lately. Towards the end of 2021, and following a multi-year injunction, the…

On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R. 4445, titled "Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021" ("Act"). The law amends the Federal...

Earlier this month, President Biden signed into law the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault or Sexual Harassment Act of 2021.” The law is an amendment to the Federal...

In February 2022, the courts of the Fifth Circuit issued a relatively small number of arbitration-related opinions addressing a fairly typical mix of issues.

According to the White House, Forced arbitration silences survivors of sexual assault and harassment [and] shields predators instead of holding them accountable and gives corporations a powerful tool to hide abuse and misconduct.

A new law signed by President Biden brings significant changes to employers' ability to require arbitration of certain disputes with employees and could lead to an increase in sexual assault and sexual harassment claims...

President Biden has signed into law a significant new piece of federal legislation that allows employees to avoid enforcement of any pre-dispute agreement that would require employees...

President Biden signed into law H.R. 4445 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. The #MeToo-inspired bill is intended to allow sexual assault and sexual harassment survivors to have their day in court.

Everyone’s been told to read the fine print, but what if a customer doesn't get that fine print until after a service is already completed and then ends up...