EEOC Formally Rescinds Its Legally Discredited 22-Year-Old Anti-Arbitration Guidance

Finally conceding that its official position no longer had any legal support, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has rescinded its 1997 “Policy Statement on Mandatory Binding Arbitration of Employment Discrimination Disputes as a Condition of Employment,” which condemned arbitration as inconsistent with the civil rights laws the agency enforces.

The move signals an important step by the agency to make its policy positions consistent with a long line of U.S. Supreme Court decisions favoring arbitration as a means of resolving disputes, particularly those concerning employment-related issues.

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