arbitration clause

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

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”.  […]

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