Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.1020 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009

Will Congress kill mandatory arbitration in consumer finance transactions?

2010-06-16T20:00:00Z

The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 died in committee, but in 2009 was re-introduced in both the House as HR 1020 and the Senate, S. 931, ...

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Rape Case Highlights Arbitration Debate

2009-06-11T12:39:00Z

The Arbitration Fairness Act now before Congress would ban clauses that make arbitration mandatory for the resolution of disputes — restoring to consumers and employees the choice of taking their case to court.

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The Arbitration Fairness Act Gets Support From NASAA

2009-06-03T12:31:00Z

The North American Securities Administrators Association, NASAA, announced last week that it fully supports the legislation, introduced as S. 931 by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) and H.R. 1020 by Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA)...However, the International Franchise Association, a Washington-based trade and lobbying group representing mainly franchising firms, opposes the Arbitration Fairness Act.

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