March 2020 Arbitration Case Developments

Be Careful What You Ask For DoorDash, the internet restaurant food delivery service required its couriers to sign a mutual arbitration agreement that required that claims be arbitrated under AAA rules and included a class action waiver. AAA rules required the...

December 2019 Employment Arbitration Case Developments

Growing Use of Mandatory Arbitration in Employment.     A recent Cornell study has determined that employers across the country in the non-collective bargaining private sector have significantly expanded their use of mandatory arbitration provisions to compel...

Drafting Arbitration Clauses: Part II

Supplemental considerations for employment and adhesive arbitration contracts. In the previous edition of this newsletter (May 2019), I addressed general considerations for drafting and customizing arbitration agreements for general commercial and civil matters....