--- title: "Federal: House Bill 4445 (To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment)" description: EHS managers, read Libryo's concise updates about the federal house bill 4445 (to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment). image: https://blog.libryo.com/hubfs/Unknown-2.jpeg --- [![Libryo_Green-2](https://blog.libryo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Libryo_Green-2.png?width=2000&height=519&name=Libryo_Green-2.png "Libryo_Green-2")](https://libryo.com) - [PRODUCTS](https://libryo.com/products/) - [CUSTOM LEGAL REGISTERS](https://libryo.com/legal-registers-custom/) - [PRICING](https://libryo.com/pricing/) - [PROFESSIONAL SERVICES](https://libryo.com/libryo-professional-services/) - [LIBRYO COLLABORATE](https://libryo.com/libryo-collaborate/) - [ABOUT](https://libryo.com/about-us/) - [RESOURCES](https://libryo.com/resources/) - [BLOG](https://blog.libryo.com/) - [CASE STUDIES](https://libryo.com/case-studies/) - [CONTACT](http://libryo.com/libryo/contact/) - [PARTNERS](http://libryo.com/partners/) - [REQUEST A DEMO](https://info.libryo.com/book-a-demo) - [LOG IN](https://my.libryo.com/auth/login) # **Sky High Thinkers** ![close](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2432204/AK-UI%20Builder/close-button.svg) ### Categories - [Environmental Regulation (87)](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/tag/environmental-regulation) - [EPA Regulations (29)](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/tag/epa-regulations) - [OSHA regulations (4)](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/tag/osha-regulations) - [Legal compliance (3)](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/tag/legal-compliance) - [Regtech (3)](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/tag/regtech) - [Regulations, laws and requirements (3)](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/tag/regulations-laws-and-requirements) ### Popular Stories [Long Beach, CA: Ordinance 21-0040 - Concerning solid waste, recycling](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/long-beach-ca-ordinance-21-0040-concerning-solid-waste-recycling) Mar 17, 2022 [Arkansas environmental regulations: Arkansas: Rule 22 Solid Waste Management Rules](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/arkansas-environmental-regulations-arkansas-rule-22-solid-waste-management-rules) Apr 14, 2022 [Newport Beach: Ordinance No. 2021-25 (Garbage, Refuse and Cuttings and State Mandated Municipal Solid Waste)](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/newport-beach-ordinance-no.-2021-25-garbage-refuse-and-cuttings-and-state-mandated-municipal-solid-waste) Mar 17, 2022 [City of Folsom: Ordinance 1320 (Amendments to Waste and Recycling Collection)](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/city-of-folsom-ordinance-1320-amendments-to-waste-and-recycling-collection) Mar 23, 2022 [City of Torrance: Ordinance 3898 (Amendments relating to organic waste disposal)](https://blog.libryo.com/up-to-date-regulation-for-environment-and-health-safety/city-of-torrance-ordinance-3898-amendments-relating-to-organic-waste-disposal) Mar 29, 2022 Categories | Subscribe | Populars If you’re managing compliance for your company, and are researching the regulatory updates that matter to you, you’ve come to the right place.   This post is all about... - - - # Federal: House Bill 4445 (To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment) Written by Garth Watson on August 17, 2022 Notified About: # Federal: House Bill 4445 (To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment) Date Notified: 15 Aug 2022 Jurisdiction: United States of America   Highlights The Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress have published an Act amending the United States Code to: - invalidate pre-dispute arbitration agreements as to sexual harassment and/or sexual assault claims - clarify that the court will determine whether the claims are subject to a previous arbitration agreement if an employee files a sexual harassment and/or sexual assault claim and - extend the law to sexual harassment and sexual assault claims brought in joint, class or collective actions. \[You were not updated about this Amendment earlier because there was a delay between when it was published and when it became available on our trusted sources. 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