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H. R. 9820 — To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide that any mandatory predispute or coerced postdispute arbitration clause, class action waiver, representation waiver, or discretionary clause with respect to a plan is unenforceable, to prohibit any such clause or waiver from being included in a plan document or other agreement with plan participants, and for other purposes.
September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,631
H.R. 9820, known as the "Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2024," aims to change how disputes involving employee retirement plans are handled. This bill makes it illegal to include mandatory arbitration clauses and waivers of class actions or representation rights...
Simple Explanation
In this bill, they want to make sure that workers can take their employers to court if there's a problem with their retirement plans, instead of being forced to settle things privately. This means companies can't make workers sign stuff that takes away their right to a fair trial.
S. 5238 — To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes.
September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,262
The bill S. 5238, titled the "Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act," aims to amend title 49 of the United States Code to forbid Amtrak from using mandatory arbitration clauses in their contracts of carriage. It seeks to prevent agreements that would force customers to...
Simple Explanation
S. 5238 is a rule that tells Amtrak they can't make people agree to solve problems through arbitration, which is like a private meeting, instead of going to court. It also says people can still join together in big group lawsuits if they have the same problem with Amtrak.

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