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October 13, 2008
Study Shows Prevalence of Mandatory Arbitration in Employment Agreements
A recent New York Times article referenced a study by several law school professors in which their research found that, "companies included mandatory arbitration clauses in 75% of consumer agreements but in just 24% of contracts over all."
This demonstrates that companies seem more willing to arbitrate with consumers than with each other. It is unclear from the article where there was any data with respect to the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in employment agreements.
