Author: Samuel Shepard

Mandatory Arbitration Clauses, Class Action Waivers, and the Need to Pass the FAIR Act

in Analysis, Federal Legislation, Legislation in Court

Mandatory arbitration clauses and class action waivers have become a fact of life for many American employees. A mandatory arbitration clause is contractual language that a company has a worker sign requiring that worker to resolve legal disputes in private arbitration — “a quasi-legal forum with no judge, no jury, and practically no government oversight”. […]

Tagged: arbitration clause, Boston University Law School, Boston University School of Law, BU Law, Congress, FAA, FAIR Act, Federal Arbitration Act, Force Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, worker's rights

The Fight for LGBTQ+ Justice and the Equality Act

in Analysis, Federal Legislation, State Legislation

Throughout American history, the LGBTQ+ community has continually faced unconscionable levels of harassment, discrimination, and vitriol; Congress cannot waste another session without passing the Equality Act into law. Discrimination against the community is pervasive; LGBTQ+ Americans have reported harm to their mental health (69%), physical well-being and safety (45%), school environment (39%), work environment (53%), […]

Tagged: Boston University, Boston University Law School, Boston University School of Law, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Equality Act, LGBTQ+, Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, RFRA