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Defense Contractor Mandatory Arbitration Amendment Passes Senate

By Victoria VanBuren - October 13, 2009

On October 6, the U.S. Senate by a vote of 68-30 passed an amendment to H.R. 3326 (bill; status). H.R. 3326 is entitled “An Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.” The amendment bars funds to defense contractors who require workers to arbitrate “any claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of

The $4.1 Billion Employment Arbitration Award

By Victoria VanBuren - June 7, 2009

[update: the judgment confirming the award in Chester v. iFreedom is here; from Settle It Now] In case you have not heard, a California court has confirmed recently a $4.1 billion award for an employment-related dispute. Following is an AP article from Yahoo Technology News discussing the case. We welcome your commentary! LA judge OKs $4.1 billion award in pay dispute Posted on – Fri Jun 5, 2009 LOS ANGELES – A judge approved a $4.1 b

White Paper on Arbitration

By Victoria VanBuren - February 23, 2009

We thought you’d want to check out this paper by John Allen Chalk and Rebecca Eaton from Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP. The authors do an excellent job at compiling noteworthy cases related to general arbitration, employment, consumer, and class actions arbitration.