From Americans for Financial Reform (http://www.ourfinancialsecurity.org): Forced arbitration is an unfair tool that rigs the system in favor of corporate interests and against average people. Arbitration is a privatized secret “justice” system that heavily favors corporations and makes it difficult for people … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): If a worker is seeking justice because they have not been paid fairly, have been discriminated against, or have been sexually harassed, they are often forced into a process that overwhelmingly favors the employer―and … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): There’s a growing threat to workers’ rights that you may not have heard of, but today impacts over 60 million U.S. workers. It’s called forced arbitration. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In a new brief (http://www.epi.org/publication/forced-arbitration-is-bad-for-consumers/), EPI’s Heidi Shierholz describes how the use of forced arbitration benefits companies at the expense of consumers—and the extent to which Wells Fargo cashed in on those benefits at … Continued