Start-ups are lining up to require their employees to arbitrate labor disputes. "Uber and Lyft, the ride-hailing services, make their drivers sign an arbitration clause." Jessica Silver-Greenberg & Michael Corkery, "Start-Ups Embrace Arbitration to Settle Workplace Disputes" (New York Times Dealbook Online, posted May 14, 2016).
Secrecy seems to be the prime attraction in arbitrating labor disputes. "That secrecy, federal labor officials said, can allow widespread problems to persist because the process bars employees from sharing their experiences with others who might be in similar positions." Jessica Silver-Greenberg & Michael Corkery, "Start-Ups Embrace Arbitration to Settle Workplace Disputes" (New York Times Dealbook Online, posted May 14, 2016).
The results of arbitration will show whether arbitrators rule favorably toward so-called "start-ups" in similar numbers to their rulings in disputes involving large corporations. Start-up corporations have already placed their bets.
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