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11Jul

The Southern District of New York Holds That New York’s Prohibition of Pre-Dispute Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims Is Preempted by the FAA

In April 2018, as part of a major reform to combat sexual harassment in the workplace, New York enacted a law rendering pre-dispute agreements to arbitrate sexual harassment claims null and void “[e]xcept where inconsistent with federal law.” CPLR...
By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-southern-district-of-new-york-holds-54051/

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