On February 10, 2022, the US Senate passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (the Act), a bipartisan bill that invalidates and renders unenforceable predispute arbitration agreements in any case alleging sexual assault or sexual harassment. The US House of Representatives passed a version of the bill on February 7, 2022. US President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law soon.
New Nationwide Ban Against Enforcement of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements in Sexual Misconduct Cases
By Yesenia M. Gallegos and Christina S. Dumitrescu on February 17, 2022
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment
Yesenia M. GallegosYesenia M. Gallegos focuses her labor and employment practice on a wide range of matters, including restrictive covenants, wage and hour law, discrimination and harassment claims, executive employment agreements, leaves of absence, employee terminations and reductions in force. Yesenia represents employers in employment litigation—including class actions—pending in both state and federal court. She also represents employers in actions against former employees in trade-secret and embezzlement actions that require immediate restraining orders, injunctions and/or liens. Read Yesenia Gallegos' full bio.
Christina S. DumitrescuChristina S. Dumitrescu focuses her practice on labor and employment matters. She represents clients in matters involving theft of trade secrets, breach of contract and fiduciary duty, claims of violation of noncompetition agreements and other restrictive covenants, claims of discrimination and retaliation. Christina has experience in matters including violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, ERISA, whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank Acts, and Defend Trade Secrets Act. She also counsels clients on various employment law-related issues, including compliance with federal, state and local anti-discrimination and harassment laws, reductions in force, and drafts employee handbooks. Read Christina Dumitrescu's full bio.
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