Litigation Will Explode With the Ban of #MeToo Forced Arbitration
“One of the biggest impacts we can expect with the new law banning arbitration of certain new sexual harassment claims is a likely explosion in the number of cases filed and litigated in state and federal court, given the prevalence of employment arbitration agreements, Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP employment attorneys predict,” reports Roberta, Rachel & Julie in Bloomberg Law.
“President Biden is expected to sign legislation that explicitly amends the Federal Arbitration Act to make pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class (or joint) action waivers unenforceable for claims involving sexual assault or sexual harassment.”