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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 Introduced in U.S. House and Senate
By Beth Graham - March 22, 2017
On March 7th, Minnesota Senator Al Franked introduced “The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017” before the United States Senate.
Disarming Employees: How American Employers are Using Mandatory Arbitration to Deprive Workers of Legal Protection
By Beth Graham - October 13, 2014
Jean R. Sternlight, Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution and Michael and Sonja Saltman Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law has authored Disarming Employees: How American Employers are Using Mandatory Arbitration to Deprive Workers of Legal Protection, Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. 80, 2015, Forthcoming.
Congress Considers Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013
By Beth Graham - May 10, 2013
Earlier this week, Minnesota Senator Al Franken reintroduced legislation aimed at removing forced arbitration clauses from antitrust, consumer, and employment contracts. Amends the FAA by adding a new chapter invalidating agreements that require the arbitration of employment, consumer, civil rights, or antitrust disputes made before the dispute arises.
Anti-arbitration Bills | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 and the Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - October 25, 2011
Coverage of anti-arbitration bills is back. On October 13, 2011, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing entitled Arbitration: Is It Fair When Forced? The hearing discussed the Arbitration Fairness Act and a report by Alliance for Justice, Arbitration Activism: How the Corporate Court Helps Business Evade Our Civil Justice System. The Webcast and links to witness testimony and member statements are here. David Lazarus at Los A
U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Update | Sept. 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - September 8, 2011
The following bills relating to alternative dispute resolution were introduced by the 112nd U.S. Congress. The session convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011 and will end on January 3, 2013. Click on the bill number to read its text and on the status link to find the bill’s most recent legislative action. Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011. Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbit
U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Update | August, 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - August 5, 2011
The following bills relating to alternative dispute resolution were introduced by the 112nd U.S. Congress. The session convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011 and will end on January 3, 2013. Click on the bill number to read its text and on the status link to find the bill’s most recent legislative action. Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011. Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbit
U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Legislative Update | July 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - July 12, 2011
The following bills relating to alternative dispute resolution were introduced by the 112nd U.S. Congress. The session convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011 and will end on January 3, 2013. Click on the bill number to read its text and on the status link to find the bill’s most recent legislative action. Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011. Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbit
U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Legislative Update | June 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - June 13, 2011
The following bills relating to alternative dispute resolution were introduced by the 112nd U.S. Congress. The session convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011 and will end on January 3, 2013. Click on the bill number to read its text and on the status link to find the bill’s most recent legislative action. Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011. Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbit
U.S. Congress Introduces the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - May 16, 2011
As discussed last week, the 112th Congress is now contemplating the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011. The Senate version was introduced by Sen. Al Franken on May 12, 2011 with 12 co-sponsors. Similarly, Rep. Johnson, Henry C. “Hank,” Jr. introduced the House version with 62 co-sponsors. The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 would ban mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, and civil rights cases. Senate versi
Senator Al Franken Announces Plan to Reintroduce the Arbitration Fairness Act
By Victoria VanBuren - May 9, 2011
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in AT&T, Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, Senator Al Franken announced his plan to reintroduce the Arbitration Fairness Act . The Act would ban mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, and civil rights cases. “This ruling is another example of the Supreme Court favoring corporations over consumers,” said Sen. Franken. “The Arbitration Fairness Act would help rectify th
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