JD Supra

Is Your Arbitration Agreement in an Employee Handbook? The Eighth Circuit Issues a Reminder: Arbitration Agreements Must be Contracts

A properly implemented employment arbitration program can provide a variety of benefits to employers and employees alike. Many employers have robust arbitration programs that require both the employer ...
JD Supra

Fourth Circuit Nixes Arbitration Agreement at Bottom of Online Application Form

A significant number of employers are opting to elect mandatory arbitration of potential disputes with employees as an alternative to state or federal courts. In some circumstances, arbitration can be ...
Law

Drafting an Arbitration Agreement in 2022: The Arbitrator's Perspective

In this fourth and final article of the series, the author asked four independent arbitrators to share their views based on their firsthand experience reviewing and opining on arbitration agreements.
Bar and Bench

Validity of arbitration agreements under the Stamp Act: An overview of the evolving judicial perspective

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”) was enacted for a swift resolution of disputes in comparison ...
Law

Courts Validate Arbitration Agreements, But Ways to Avoid Forced Arbitration Still Exist

In 1925, Congress enacted the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Sections 1-16 (2012), and in the space of 16 sparsely worded sections covering a few pages forever changed the contractual dispute ...
SCOTUSblog

Argument analysis: Justices signal opposition to vague exceptions that would limit enforceability of arbitration agreements

The November argument session brought the justices back once again to the Federal Arbitration Act, with a pair of cases on the topic — Henry Schein Inc. v. Archer & White Sales Inc. and Lamps Plus Inc ...