Stories Tagged as
Arbitration
Has legislation to stop surprise medical bills worked?
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Apr 1, 2024
Yes and no. Patients have avoided millions of surprise bills, but a plan to cut wider health care spending has seen mixed results.
California gives more workers the right to sue for workplace harassment, discrimination
Oct 11, 2019
The state has banned forced arbitration by employers, but it could face legal challenges at federal level.
The Supreme Court just made class-action lawsuits harder to join
by
David Brancaccio
and Ali Oshinskie
May 22, 2018
We spoke with one of the co-founders of SCOTUSblog about the implications of the ruling.
Supreme Court ruling makes it harder for workers to take legal action against their employers
May 21, 2018
The United States Supreme Court handed down several rulings today — one in particular has a pretty good chance of affecting you. The court said today that employers can indeed force employees into individual arbitration to resolve workplace disputes. Specifically, arbitration agreements that bar employees from participating in class-action lawsuits. Workers’ rights group say the […]
Uber is getting rid of its forced arbitration policy for sexual harassment allegations
by
Amy Scott
May 21, 2018
Uber is changing how it deals with sexual harassment and assault claims. Employees, drivers and riders will no longer be forced into arbitration, a process that critics say often favors corporations. The decision comes after survivors of alleged assault by Uber drivers pushed the company to let their cases go to court. Rival Lyft quickly […]
How restrictions on class action lawsuits affect the arbitration industry
Oct 25, 2017
A vote by the U.S. Senate last night allowing banks to keep using mandatory arbitration clauses in their contracts with consumers — rather than allowing class action lawsuits —essentially preserves the status quo. You might think that more fine print in more and more contracts would mean a lot more arbitration and a bonanza for […]
Proposed consumer class action rules don't cover everybody
May 5, 2016
Individuals would still have to go through arbitration.
For public good, not for profit.
'Consent is a fiction' in consumer contracts
by
David Gura
Apr 17, 2014
Terms of service that say by being a Netflix member, you agree you can't sue the company.