Can a doctor force you to sign an arbitration agreement?
No, you should not sign an arbitration agreement with any health care provider. It is becoming more routine practice for health care providers to ask patients to sign an arbitration agreement before receiving medical care. There is no legitimate reason for a health care provider to want you to sign such an agreement.
Can you fire an employee who won’t sign an arbitration agreement?
And, employers almost certainly have the right to fire, or refuse to hire, an employee who won’t sign. You might have a stronger argument if the arbitration agreement is biased in favor of your employer.
What do you need to know about arbitration agreements?
Many employers ask new hires to sign an arbitration agreement: a contract in which the employee agrees to bring any legal disputes with the employer to arbitration, rather than to court.
Can a court strike down an arbitration agreement?
For example, courts have questioned or struck down arbitration agreements that require employees to pick up too much of the cost, limit the damages available, put significant restrictions on the employee’s right to present evidence, and so on. These decisions vary from state to state, however.
Can a lawyer represent an employee in arbitration?
Lawyers who represent employees much prefer to have their cases heard by a jury, rather than a judge. The perceived wisdom is that juries tend to favor—and be made up of—the average employee, not occupants of the C-suite. In contrast, most arbitrators are retired judges, lawyers, or professionals in the employer’s industry.
And, employers almost certainly have the right to fire, or refuse to hire, an employee who won’t sign. You might have a stronger argument if the arbitration agreement is biased in favor of your employer.
Many employers ask new hires to sign an arbitration agreement: a contract in which the employee agrees to bring any legal disputes with the employer to arbitration, rather than to court.
For example, courts have questioned or struck down arbitration agreements that require employees to pick up too much of the cost, limit the damages available, put significant restrictions on the employee’s right to present evidence, and so on. These decisions vary from state to state, however.
Lawyers who represent employees much prefer to have their cases heard by a jury, rather than a judge. The perceived wisdom is that juries tend to favor—and be made up of—the average employee, not occupants of the C-suite. In contrast, most arbitrators are retired judges, lawyers, or professionals in the employer’s industry.