Gerald Sauer in Law 360: Arbitration Is A Flawed Forum That Needs Repair
Arbitration Is A Flawed Forum That Needs Repair
by Gerald Sauer
Arbitration has become a hot-button issue. In September, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal, or FAIR, Act,[1] intended to ban mandatory arbitration in the workplace, and California enacted A.B. 51,[2] the latest state effort to protect workers from forced arbitration.
The Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy
predict that by 2024, almost 83% of the country’s private, nonunionized
employees will be subject to mandatory arbitration, an increase of 56%
since 2017.
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