Consumer bureau may have final say on arbitration clauses

Consumer bureau may have final say on arbitration clauses

I provide this link to an interesting recent article in the LA Times regarding the prospects of the legislative repeal (of sorts) of the recent AT&T v. Concepcion decision, which allows corporations to (without much restriction) limit consumer's rights to free access to the court system by forcing people to "arbitrate" their claims.  These clauses are becoming all too common in the employment context.  Many times, when you are hired, you don't realize in the "fine print" of your employee handbook is an agreement to arbitrate any employment dispute.  This prevents the employee from the right to a trial by a jury.