119-S2799

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2799

1. Short title
2. Purposes
3. Arbitration of employment, consumer, antitrust, and civil rights disputes
4. Effective date

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act".

2. Purposes

The purposes of this Act are to—

(1) - prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of future employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights disputes; and

(2) - prohibit agreements and practices that interfere with the right of individuals, workers, and small businesses to participate in a joint, class, or collective action related to an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.

3. Arbitration of employment, consumer, antitrust, and civil rights disputes

(a) In general - Title 9 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:

(b) Technical and conforming amendments -

(1) In general - Title 9 of the United States Code is amended—

(A) - in section 1, by striking "of seamen," and all that follows through "interstate commerce" and inserting "of individuals, regardless of whether the individuals are designated as employees or independent contractors for other purposes";

(B) - in section 2, by inserting "or 5" before the period at the end;

(C) - in section 208, in the second sentence, by inserting "or 5" before the period at the end; and

(D) - in section 307, in the second sentence, by inserting "or 5" before the period at the end.

(2) Table of chapters - The table of chapters of title 9, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

4. Effective date

This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to any dispute or claim that arises or accrues on or after such date.