Exemption from enforcement
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EMPLOYED PRODUCT DISTRIBUTORS MAY BE EXEMPT FROM ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
The Federal Arbitration Act (the “FAA”) makes arbitration agreements in most commercial contracts enforceable,[1] however it exempts from its coverage arbitration agreements in employment contracts for “seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.”[2] In Bisonette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., decided on April 12, 2024, the Court… Continue reading
