By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
About a year ago, I authored a blog post, The New Year is Here: What’s in Store for Arbitration and the Financial Services Field.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
We briefly mentioned in SAA 2019-37 (Sep. 25) that the bipartisan Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act had been introduced in the Senate.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
Just as the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest was about to go into effect September 10, several states and the District of Columbia sued to stop it.
The new Taxpayer First Act signed into law on July 1st apparently bars any employer from requiring arbitration of tax-related whistleblower disputes. The new law also establishes an independent office for resolving taxpayer disputes.
The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law held a May 16 hearing titled “Justice Denied: Forced Arbitration and the Erosion of our Legal System.” The Senate Judiciary Committee held a similar hearing in April.
SAC Contributing Legal Editor and Board of Editors Member
Ed: As reported in SAA 2019-10 (Mar.