November 2021

November 29, 2021 In Blog Access to Justice

You Had to Sign a Contract in a Language You Don’t Speak? Tough Luck, Says Court

By Anita Yandle, Access to Justice & Justice Catalyst Fellow If you signed a credit card contract that had a clause buried in the fine print saying that you had to change your religion, do you think a court would force you to convert? Of course…

November 16, 2021 In Updates

Public Justice Statement in Support of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act

Updated January 31, 2022 “Too often, employers protect workplace harassers by forcing claims out of court into a secret, private tribunal that favors companies. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Act advocated for by survivors at the House Judiciary’s November 16 hearing…

November 3, 2021 In Updates Access to Justice

Public Justice Statement on FAIR Act Markup

Public Justice applauds passage of the bipartisan #FAIRAct out of the House Judiciary Committee today. The Fair Act restores the original intent of what Congress tried to do with arbitration by giving employees and workers a choice in whether to settle a dispute through fair…