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On February 10, 2022, Congress passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (the “Act”). President Biden has expressed support for the Act and is expected to sign it....more
Since the onset of the #MeToo movement, allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace are frequently spotlighted in the news and on social media. Still, many claims between employers and employees are resolved outside of...more
With the passage of H.R. 4445, Congress has discovered a point of agreement: barring the mandatory imposition of arbitration for employees suffering from sexual assault or sexual harassment in the workplace. President Biden...more
In a rare display of bipartisanship, Congress recently passed a new law that is poised to eliminate pre-dispute mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment and sexual assault disputes. On February 7, 2022, the House of...more
On February 10, 2022, Congress passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (the Act), barring an employer’s enforcement of pre-dispute arbitration for claims of sexual assault or...more
On February 10, 2022, a bipartisan group of U.S. legislators passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which amends the Federal Arbitration Act to add a new provision that makes...more
On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Senate approved the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (the “Act”). As one might expect based on the name, the Act prohibits employers from requiring employees...more
In the wake of the #metoo movement, the U.S. Congress has approved and sent to President Biden for his expected signature a modernized Federal Arbitration Act. ...more
Over the course of three days, the House and Senate passed HR 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, amending the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) that is expected to be signed...more
In our last alert, What Should Employers Expect in 2022, Non-COVID Edition, we predicted the Senate would pass the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, House Resolution 4445 (the...more
Following the recent trend of state laws prohibiting mandatory arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims, the United States Senate passed HR 4445, entitled “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual...more
On Feb. 10, 2022, the Senate passed HR 4445, which, upon President Joe Biden’s expected signature, will amend the Federal Arbitration Act to allow an individual who is alleging sexual harassment or a sexual assault to elect...more
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On February 10, 2022, the Senate passed a landmark bill prohibiting enforcement of pre-dispute contract provisions that mandate arbitration for sexual harassment or assault claims. The bill also prohibits a “pre-dispute joint...more
On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed, with wide bipartisan support, the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (HR 4445).” This landmark legislation amends the Federal...more
Last week brought a significant change for employment arbitration, as both houses of Congress approved a bill, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (H.R. 4445), which now heads to the...more
On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed the Ending Force Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (the “Act”, available here: H.R. 4445). President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law shortly. ...more
Congress appears poised to enact legislation that will allow employees alleging sexual assault or sexual harassment in the workplace to bypass mandatory arbitration clauses the employee may already have agreed to be bound by....more
In a rare showing of bipartisanship, the Senate passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which allows employees or others to escape mandatory arbitration clauses in connection with any...more
Yesterday, the Senate passed H. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (the “Act”), by a voice vote. The bill had previously passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 335-97....more
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would overhaul federal labor law with the express purpose of making it easier for unions to organize workers and more difficult for employers to classify them as independent...more
Seyfarth Synopsis. On Thursday, September 5, 2019, the Legislature passed AB 51. This bill would ban mandatory arbitration agreements with respect to claims under the Labor Code and the Fair Employment and Housing Act while...more
This past Friday, by a vote of 225-186, the House passed H.R. 1423, the “Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act.” A Senate companion bill (S. 610) was introduced in February 2019 and referred to the Senate Judiciary...more
Last week, by a vote of 22-14 (with one Republican voting for the bill), the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 1423, the “Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act.” A Senate companion bill (S. 610) was introduced in...more
Following the passage of similar laws in New York and California, a bill in the New Jersey State Legislature which bars nondisclosure clauses in workplace harassment settlement agreements is on Governor Murphy’s desk, with...more