(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The #MeToo revelations that have lately rocked all parts of U.S. business and society made it clear that a cultural revolution has been long overdue. Ultimately, it’s attitudes ...
Radnet Management moved to compel Decloedt to arbitrate his claims. The company argued Decloedt’s claim of sexual orientation ...
Advocates for ending mandatory arbitration are hopeful that the political atmosphere is right to advance legislation introduced in Congress this week. On Thursday, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep.
October 06, 2025 - On Sept. 17, 2025, following a 3-1 vote, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a new policy statement, opens new tab announcing its position that the ...
The #MeToo movement exploded onto the scene in 2017, renewing discussions around sexual harassment in the workplace. Since that time, employee advocacy groups have lobbied for laws aimed at lifting ...
Two years after President Joe Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, a law that exempted sexual assault cases from mandatory arbitration, advocates are ...
The U.S. Senate, by voice vote alone, voted Feb. 10 to pass the Ending Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, also called the #MeToo bill. Earlier that week, a version of the ...
Jeroen van Kwawegen of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann said the complaint is already written in case anyone takes up the SEC’s invitation to include a mandatory arbitration provision in ...
It’s been 14 years since the Congress gave the SEC its blessing to clamp down on mandatory arbitration clauses in registered investment advisors’ contracts – and it is now considering what to do about ...
U.S. employers relied heavily on arbitration in the first months of the pandemic, pushing a record number of complaints involving discrimination, harassment, wage theft and other grievances through a ...
This article examines the limitations of mandatory FINRA arbitration in handling complex, high-value financial disputes. It proposes introducing an opt-out clause for such cases, allowing parties to ...