In an unusual procedural context, Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts sent another strong reminder to Massachusetts employers of the perils involved in drafting arbitration agreements. In essence, this decision is a reminder to employers that every word matters when preparing arbitration agreements, especially those that seek to avoid public judicial class or collective action litigation proceedings…
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Just a few weeks ago, on March 3, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that amends the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) by ending forced arbitration in workplace...
By Brittany Munn, Colin RuleThis article first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert (SAA) Blog, here. The recently-introduced Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act has been published and, as we suspected, it’s very similar to the...
By George FriedmanIn this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Prof. Dave Larson of the Mitchell Hamline School of Law about digital accessibility in mediation, arbitration, and online dispute resolution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEyWsL-3zcU
By David Larson, Amy Schmitz