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We should specifically ban forced arbitration. If both parties are okay with using arbitration I see no reason to restrict that.

• ashelmire 8y ago
  There's no forced arbitration. Both parties do agree to it in employment contracts. The problem is the balance of power is overwhelmingly with employers, so if you don't agree, you don't get a job... anywhere.
  • krageon 8y ago
    You've just described force.
  • secabeen 8y ago
    That's a contract of adhesion, where one party (the employer) writes the standard employment contract, and the employee can either sign it (and take the job), or not. Yes, you can rarely get small one-off changes applied, but significant re-writes of any company's standard employment contract are off the table if every job I've ever taken. Aribtration seems fine if it's business-to-business, and both sides have full-time counsel on staff, a contracts department in accounting, etc. etc.