Arbitration & Mediation

H.R. 3326 Pass Congress, Signed by President Obama: First Sign of Federal Anti-Arbitration Legislation?

By Christopher B. Hopkins, Esq.

We previously reported on a federal bill which prevented overseas military contractors from inserting arbitration clauses which would require employees to arbitrate Title VII and other specified claims. While a narrow issue, the bill was raised after heavy scrutiny arose from several cases which drew significant (negative) attention. President Obama signed it into law this month.

The larger question is whether this was a small step towards more significant anti-arbitration legislation.

Thanks to the Legal Times blog, for catching the story, "Obama Signs into Law Restriction on Arbitration Clauses."

Some interesting video clips from Senator Al Franken's speech are here.

Information on the bill, and our own coverage of related issues, is here.

Full post as published by Florida Arbitration Law on December 27, 2009 (boomark / email).