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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

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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.

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