Workplace Rights: Ending Forced Arbitration
A house committee must act next: committee consideration.
While this bill has strong support from labor advocates and Democrats, it faces heavy opposition from business groups and will likely struggle to get enough votes in a divided Congress.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Employers, including small businesses, would lose the ability to require arbitration agreements as a condition of employment and would face increased exposure to class action lawsuits and litigation costs in public courts instead of private arbitration. This could raise legal defense costs and settlement exposure for smaller employers who previously relied on arbitration clauses to limit disputes.
“no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of a work dispute”
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Restoring Justice for Workers Act
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