Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 7, 2013)
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.
Declares, further, that the validity and enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement.
Exempts from this Act arbitration provisions in a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations. Denies to any such arbitration provision, however, the effect of waiving the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy.
What just happenedJun 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 7, 2013
- Jun 14, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- May 7, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 7, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2448)
- May 7, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 7, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House