Sexual Misconduct Claims Freed from Mandatory Arbitration

The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 bans employers from enforcing predispute arbitration agreements to arbitrate claims of sexual assault and sexual harassment, whether brought in an individual capacity or in a joint, class, or collective action. Are you prepared to advise your clients on this hot development? See this article by Yesenia M. Gallegos and Christina S. Dumitrescu of McDermott Will & Emery.

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