S 2203
115th Congress
Senate
Law
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017
Introduced: December 6, 2017
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017
This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of a sex discrimination dispute.
The prohibition does not apply to an arbitration provision in a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations, subject to limitations.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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