Workplace discrimination claims fare poorly in arbitration, study says
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 - 08:40
in Psychology & Sociology
The use of arbitration to adjudicate worker complaints – and avoid costly litigation through the slow, unwieldy public court system – has been a controversial practice since its usage began to increase in the 1990s. And according to a new paper co-written by a University of Illinois expert in workplace dispute resolution, certain types of cases fare worse than other types that are resolved through arbitration.