What Is Forced Arbitration?

Just by taking a job or buying a product or service, most Americans have given up their right to go to court if they are harmed by a company. Instead, people are forced into a private system of justice without a judge, jury, or an appeal. The arbitrators don't have to follow the law, and there is no public review of decisions or real accountability.
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Arbitration Fairness Act
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House Bill: H.R. 1020
Status: Introduced
Consponsors: 64
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Senate Bill: S. 931
Status: Introduced
Consponsors: 7
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Consumer Fairness Act
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House Bill: H.R. 991
Status: Introduced
Consponsors: 0
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Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
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House Bill: H.R. 1237
Status: Introduced
Consponsors: 17
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Senate Bill: S. 512
Status: Introduced
Consponsors: 3
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Older Arbitration Legislation (110th Congress)

Blog / America's Most Trusted Newsman Tackles Republican Opposition to the Franken Amendment

America's Most Trusted Newsman Tackles Republican Opposition to the Franken Amendment

By Peter Gosselar - Posted on 15 October 2009

John Stewart, America's most trusted newsman, points out the rampant hypocrisy of the thirty senators who voted against Senator Franken's amendment prohibiting the use of any Federal funds to any contractor that "requires that employees or independent contractors sign mandatory arbitration clauses." Check out the video, after the jump (hat tip: HuffPo)

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