S. 987 (112th): Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced:
May 12, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Alan “Al” Franken [D-MN]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 878 on May 07, 2013. See S. 878 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on May 12, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced May 12, 2011
Referred to Committee May 12, 2011
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors (16D, 1I) (show)
Committees

Senate Judiciary

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Full Title

A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.

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Last updated May 12, 2011.
7 pages

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5/12/2011--Introduced.
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, 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.

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