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Federal Judge Rejects New York Law Prohibiting Mandatory Pre-Dispute Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims

New York’s ban on pre-dispute agreements requiring employees to use arbitration to resolve sexual harassment claims is invalid, a federal judge in Manhattan has ruled. In a decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of...
By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/federal-judge-rejects-new-york-law-86578/

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