By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Because the employee’s sexual harassment lawsuit predated the March 2022 effectiveness of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“EFASASHA”),
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The California statute allowing a consumer to evade an arbitration agreement if a business does not pay its share of arbitration fees does not require an affirmative finding from an arbitrator and applies to voluntary arbitration agreements.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
We have covered in the Alert the status of several arbitration-related bills in Congress.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The President has signed into law a new statute barring enforcement of predispute nondisclosure or nondisparagement clauses in disputes involving sexual assault or harassment.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) have filed an Amicus Brief in federal court,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
We reported in SAA 2022-42 (Nov. 10) that the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (“PIABA”) announced in an October 27 Press Release that Hugh D.