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Sidley Austin pre-emptively nixed a requirement that associates and staff sign mandatory arbitration agreements. But despite a Harvard Law School group now launching a #DumpDLA campaign, DLA Piper is defending the practice.
November 28, 2018 at 02:50 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com
Another Big Law firm is backing away from mandatory arbitration agreements for employees amid renewed pushback on the provisions from a Harvard Law School student group.
Sidley Austin said Wednesday that it will no longer require summer associates, associates or staff to sign mandatory arbitration agreements that prohibit them from suing over workplace issues such as harassment and discrimination.
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