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 not. That is because a decision to waive your constitutional…
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 represents a positive step forward in the fight to end…
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 arbitration or by exercising one’s individual right to go to…
By Andrew Fernandez, Summer 2021 Communications Intern Hidden away from the ‘blockbuster’ cases that drew the most media attention in the October 2020 Supreme Court term, issues concerning economic justice and civil rights in the U.S. were at stake in a case that might have an impact on the future of class actions. In TransUnion…
By Anita Yandle, Access to Justice & Justice Catalyst Fellow Following the MeToo movement, some state legislatures sought ways to bring light to claims of sexual harassment in the workplace. One of the barriers to shedding light on poor workplace behavior is the prevalence of forced arbitration clauses in employment contracts. These hidden and ubiquitous…
By Karla Gilbride, Senior Attorney You may have heard that pre-dispute arbitration clauses have gotten very popular with corporations, who include them in almost every transaction. From the online terms of use you are asked to “agree” to when signing up for a service or downloading an app, to the fine print in the manuals…
Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day serves as an annual celebration of the American workforce, the historic victories of the labor movement from which we all benefit today, and the contributions that workers have made toward our nation’s successes. Today, and every day, Public Justice recognizes and celebrates the impact workers have made…
Possible Federal Rules changes could be green light for privilege abuse in discovery By Ellen Noble, Staff Attorney Corporations are once again trying to dismantle longstanding Federal Rules of Civil Procedure designed to ensure that the civil justice system is fair and transparent—that it uncovers the truth and holds bad actors accountable. This time, Rule…
Chairman Sherrod Brown Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Ranking Member Patrick Toomey Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 455 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 July 29, 2021 Re: Support for Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act Dear Chairman Brown and Ranking Member…