The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which Congress passed on February 10, 2022, lets individuals choose whether to arbitrate or take their sexual assault or sexual harassment claims to court.
How the New Law Works
The bipartisan legislation, which President Joe Biden was expected to sign, takes aim at predispute arbitration agreements (i.e., those entered into before any conflict has actually arisen) and predispute joint-action waivers (i.e., those made before any dispute has arisen and that waive the individual’s ability to file the case as a joint, class, or collective action).
