Senate Joins House in Passing Ban on Forced Arbitration of Worker Sexual Abuse Claims February 11, 2022 By Moira Warburton and Richard Cowan The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would ban companies from forcing employees who allege sexual assault or...
Oklahoma Court Says Home Warranty Contract Is Insurance, Nixes Forced Arbitration June 19, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones A home warranty contract is an insurance contract. That’s the conclusion of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a case in...
Wells Fargo Agrees to Halt Forced Arbitration for Sex Harassment Claims February 13, 2020 By Imani Moise Wells Fargo & Co. on Wednesday ended its forced arbitration policy for employee sexual harassment claims, opening the lender to...
Democrats Propose Ban on Mandatory Arbitration in Employment, Consumer Contracts March 1, 2019 By Paresh Dave Six Google employees on Thursday joined U.S. lawmakers to support bills that would ban mandatory arbitration in employment and consumer...
Supreme Court Backs Employers on Forced Arbitration, Limiting Employee Class Actions May 21, 2018 By Greg Stohr A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers can force workers to use individual arbitration instead of class-action lawsuits to...
Louisiana Bill Banning Forced Arbitration in Workplace Harassment Claims Fails March 28, 2018 Louisiana lawmakers have jettisoned a measure that would have banned employers from requiring their workers to sign contracts that keep...
Equifax, Wells Fargo May Still Face Class Actions Despite Wall Street Arbitration Win October 26, 2017 By David Henry and Dan Freed Not every financial firm will be able to reap the benefit of Wall Street’s victory in dismantling the threat of...
Congress Kills Obama Ban on Forced Arbitration in Battle Against Class Actions October 25, 2017 By Lisa Lambert Banks, credit card issuers and other financial companies will be able to block customers from banding together to sue over...
Finance Industry Sues to End U.S. Rule Curbing Forced Arbitration for Consumers October 2, 2017 By Elizabeth Dexheimer A coalition of corporate lobbying groups, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to...
Battle Against Forced Arbitration in Financial Contracts Could Take Years August 22, 2016 By Lisa Lambert A U.S. agency’s plans to ban forced arbitration clauses from financial contracts faces a tough road, with early reaction pointing...