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by m463 929 days ago
by law in california you can opt-out of binding arbitration in any contract for a short time after signing it. (30? 60? days? i am not a lawyer)
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This is interesting. Can anyone provide more details?
Individual states don’t have the power to restrict arbitration agreements in this way. California has tried repeatedly, but the laws keep getting invalidated because they’re preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act, which requires that contracts containing binding arbitration clauses be enforced and treated the same as all other contracts. State laws that selectively disfavor or restrict arbitration agreements will violate this.

If this regrettable state of affairs is to be improved, it will require an act of Congress, unfortunately.