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Executive Order Restricts Mandatory Arbitration of Title VII Claims for Some Federal Contractors
By Beth Graham - September 14, 2016
Two years ago, President Obama signed Executive Order 13673 - Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (“EO 13673”). Section 6 of the order contains a number of pre-dispute arbitration restrictions that will become effective on October 25th of this year.
Executive Order Prohibits Mandatory Arbitration of Federal Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Claims
By Beth Graham - August 7, 2014
On July 31st, President Obama signed the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order. As part of the order, federal contractors are now forbidden from using mandatory pre-employment arbitration clauses for employment disputes related to sexual assault, harassment, or workplace discrimination violations.
Austin Magistrate Judge Recommends Arbitration in Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
By Beth Graham - June 23, 2014
An Austin Magistrate Judge has recommended that a race discrimination lawsuit brought by a former J.C. Penney employee be submitted to arbitration.
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.
Employment Arbitration | Jones v. Halliburton
By Victoria VanBuren - January 5, 2012
Jamie Leigh Jones’ saga concluded in 2011. Initially, the issue in her case was a motion to compel arbitration of her tort claims filed by Halliburton. Jones was successful in resisting arbitration in the Fifth Circuit (September 2009). At trial, however, a Houston jury ruled in Halliburton’s favor (July, 2011). In 2009, Jones’ case prompted the U.S. Senate to pass the “Franken Amendment” to H.R. 3326, which bars fun
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
GUEST-POST PART II | Employment Arbitration: Short-Term Value but Long-Term Harm
By Victoria VanBuren - January 7, 2010
by F. Peter Phillips This post continues Part I. As drafted, the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 (House Bill 1020) would amend Section 2(b) of the FAA to render invalid any pre-dispute arbitration agreement that purports to require arbitration of “an employment, consumer, or franchise dispute.” (“Franchise dispute?” How did that get in there? I would have thought that, subject to FTC regulation and state disclosure requirements, franchise is a p
2009 Developments in Arbitration: Consumer and Employment Arbitration
By Victoria VanBuren - December 23, 2009
The year of of 2009 has seen no shortage of changes in the area of consumer and employment arbitration. I. The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 A general sense seems to be emerging, among some at least, that arbitration may be going too far, and a legislative movement at the federal level has emerged that promotes the so-called Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, which, if passed, would limit the use of binding arbitration in consumer, employment,
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