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I am so glad to see this movement. We've needed this for decades. But please, let's not limit this to the tech industry. Forced arbitration should be made ille
by BMorearty 8y ago
I am so glad to see this movement. We've needed this for decades.
But please, let's not limit this to the tech industry. Forced arbitration should be made illegal as a condition of employment in the U.S. And if it's not something that can be legislated nationwide (the Supreme Court rejected Susan Fowler's appeal), let's do it state by state.
- munk-a 8y agoSadly a state-by-state approach would leave a lot of employees stuck without options in the most vulnerable positions. I am not unhappy to see this start in the tech industry, white collar workers have much more power to effect change in their workplace than blue collar workers... But I am similarly concerned that this might not be carried to other industries (or for it to be limited to a small number of companies that slowly reverse their policy due to "competitive issues")
- CydeWeys 8y agoThe idea would be to eventually transition from state-by-state to nationwide, it's just easier to do it one state at a time than try to go from 0 to 100 with the whole nation at once. Some advancements that have been made state-by-state and then finally nationwide, rather than nationwide all at once, include the abolition of slavery, gay marriage, and currently in process, marijuana decriminalization.
- tdhoot 8y agoThe case was Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis. Not Susan Fowler's appeal, but her lawyers filed a brief in support.
- pseudalopex 8y agoFederal law preempts state law. What can states do without Congress repealing the Federal Arbitration Act?
- kevin_b_er 8y agoIt cannot be done state by state, it has been ruled as a federal law and states are powerless to protect their citizens from predatory corporations at this time.