Bill113th Congress

S. 878

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013

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Introduced
May 7, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Law
Latest Action
Dec 17, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]

Democrat·MN
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First Name: Al
Last Name: Franken
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Bill Details

Update Date
Jan 11, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
878
Congress
113
Introduced Date
May 7, 2013
Policy Area
Law
Is Law
No
Dec 17, 2013Committee

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-373.

Source: Senate

May 7, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Source: Senate

May 7, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· May 7, 20130

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.

Declares, further, that the validity and enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement.

Exempts from this Act arbitration provisions in a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations. Denies to any such arbitration provision, however, the effect of waiving the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy.

Judiciary Committee

Senate· Standing
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCompetition and antitrustConsumer affairsContracts and agencyLabor-management relations

Introduced in Senate

May 7, 2013

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 — Informed