Exhibit A of why companies really should stop indiscrimnantly putting arbitration clauses (And for that matter unenforceable NDAs and Non-Competes) into their contracts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/16/doordashs-multimillion-dollar-arbitration-mistake/?outputType=amp While I fundamentally disagree with compulsory arbittation, if you’re also going to prohibit class-arbitrations this is what will happen. Arbitration is a great tool, but only under the right circumstances. What say you Blinders? Right decision? Any other thoughts?
The author of the article got it right: "Companies that impose individual arbitration clauses on workers neither want nor expect to arbitrate their disputes. Instead, as the DoorDash case suggests, businesses expect that low-wage workers will not enforce their rights in any forum.“ And "A more sustainable solution would be for Congress to bar employers from unilaterally imposing individual arbitration on their workforces. The Protecting the Right to Organize Act, passed by the House this month, would invalidate pre-dispute individual arbitration agreements for employees."