good news on arbitration

Mike Maslanka

on friday,the federal court of appeals covering texas said that it is ok for an employer to put in an arbitration agreement that,if either side loses the arbitration,they can appeal issues of law---ie,whether there is a hostile environment etc.---decided by an arbitrator...so, now an employer will have the same types of appeal rights as if it had gone to a jury trial and lost...with this type of provision,an employer can have its cake and eat it too...regards from texas,mike maslanka

Mike Maslanka

does anyone have this type of provision in their arbitration agreements? does it make arbitration more attractive to you?do you think you will change any existing arbitration agreements to reflect this ruling?...regards from texas,mike maslanka

Mike Maslanka

one issue though is that other courts of appeal are chiming in and say that parties to an arbitration agreement can not make such an agreement because the federal arbitration act does not allow them to...next stop?the us supreme court once employers start getting wind of this development and start putting them into their arbitration agreements...regards from texas,mike maslanka