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House Judiciary Committee to Mark Up Arbitration Fairness Act

The House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Commercial and Administrative Law is scheduled to mark up H.R. 3010, the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. The Act, introduced last year by Rep. Henry Johnson (D-GA), has 95 co-sponsors, and an identical bill has been introduced in the Senate (S. 1781).

The Act would invalidate any predispute arbitration agreement in employment, consumer, or franchise disputes, or statutory civil rights claims. Moreover, it would take the issue of arbitrability away from arbitrators and place it before federal courts. The Act would exempt arbitration provisions in collective bargaining agreements from all of the foregoing.

Employers -- and other business people -- must follow this legislation closely. Check back here at Workplace Horizons after the mark-up for additional information.

Posted on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 10:16PM by

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