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02Jul

Court Holds That NY’s Prohibition of Arbitration Agreements Is Preempted by Federal Law

Seyfarth Synopsis: A new decision in the Southern District of New York held that the N.Y. prohibition of mandatory, pre-dispute arbitration of sexual harassment claims is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act....
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/court-holds-that-ny-s-prohibition-of-85983/

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