- Sidley Austin yesterday dropped its requirement that associates agree to arbitrate disputes as a condition of employment. Kirkland & Ellis last week dropped a similar requirement, bowing to pressure led by a group Harvard Law School students. Sidley’s move goes further than Kirkland’s by applying to all associates, as well as non-attorney staffers. (Bloomberg Law via BLB)
- The Harvard Law students’ group Pipeline Parity Project argues that “coercive” arbitration clauses deprives employees of their right to go to court to fight illegal workplace practices such as discrimination or sexual harassment. The group says it is now focusing a ...
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