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Interactive Timeline Series Traces How The U.S. Supreme Court Forced Arbitration On America’s Workers

July 10, 2019
By NIWR Blog

Over 60 million of America’s non-union private-sector workers are bound by forced arbitration clauses that bury claims of employer wrongdoing behind closed doors. Many of those clauses also silo workers […]

Blog, Forced Arbitration, News

The Institute Publishes New Report Exposing Widespread Use Of Arbitration Clauses In Employment Contracts

October 4, 2017
By NIWR Blog

The Institute is pleased to have published a groundbreaking report by Professor Imre S. Szalai, the Judge John D. Wessel Distinguished Professor of Social Justice at Loyola University New Orleans […]

Blog, Forced Arbitration, News

Class And Collective Action Bans Help Keep Low-Wage Workers Trapped In Poverty

September 10, 2017
By Elizabeth Colman, Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow

Elizabeth Colman, Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow This October, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a trio of cases challenging whether employers can legally force workers to […]

Blog, News

The Faces Of Forced Arbitration Project Launched At 2017 NELA Annual Convention

July 21, 2017
By NIWR Blog

The Institute was proud to launch its groundbreaking project, The Faces of Forced Arbitration, at the 2017 NELA Annual Convention in June. Designed to serve as a platform for workers […]

Blog, Forced Arbitration, News

The Institute Launches Resources For Protecting The Employment Rights Of Immigrants & Refugees

February 10, 2017
By NIWR Blog

In light of President Trump’s recent January 27, 2017 Executive Order (EO), Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States, which restricts immigrants and refugees from seven […]

Blog, News

Horton Comes To A Head: U.S. Supreme Court Poised To Resolve Conflict Regarding Workers’ Rights To Act Collectively

January 27, 2017
By Elizabeth Colman, Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow

The United States Supreme Court granted three petitions for certiorari during their Friday, January 13 conference that touch on issues central to employees’ ability to vindicate their workplace rights. In […]

Blog, Forced Arbitration, News

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