New York Federal District Court Concludes That the Arbitration Act Preempts the State’s Ban on Arbit
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, New York passed legislation - Section 7515 - which is comprised of six subparts, all addressing sexual harassment. Specifically, Section 7515(b) prohibits contracts that require parties to submit to mandatory arbitration to resolve any allegation or claim of an unlawful discriminatory practice of sexual harassment. This prohibition, of course, applies only in so far as it is consistent with federal law. However, on June 26, 2019, the South
