Several states, as well as the federal government, have recently passed laws banning certain types of mandatory arbitration agreements, confidentiality clauses and non-disclosure agreements.
Mandatory arbitration of sexual assault or sexual harassment claims is a thing of the past. Last month, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (H.R. 4445).
President Joe Biden has signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, which allows an individual asserting sexual assault or sexual harassment claims.
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (Bill) which amends the Federal Arbitration Act.