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Protecting Against Employment Discrimination: The Ninth Circuit's Interpretation Of Mandatory Arbitration Of Title Vii Claims - Renteria V. Prudential Ins. Co. Of America, Todd C. Stanton
Journal of Dispute Resolution
The growing trend toward reliance upon arbitration, rather than judicial adjudication, has resulted in a reformation regarding the resolution of disputes within the employment industry. It has become a standard practice of many employers to require that employees sign employment agreements before they are allowed to work. Recently, these types of agreements have begun to require that employees resolve any disputes or claims against their employers through arbitration rather than judicial adjudication. Unfortunately, the average employee is often unaware of the binding nature of these agreements until a dispute actually arises with his or her employer. The Ninth Circuit has …