The Bench Trial: A More Beneficial Alternative to Arbitration of Title VII Claims
By Dianne LaRocca , February 8, 2012
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This article argues that jury waiver provisions in pre-dispute mandatory arbitration agreements offer a solution to unenforceable arbitration agreements. The author analyzes the string of federal cases that followed the Supreme Court’s decision in Circuit City Stores, Inc. to determine whether a bench trial is a better alternative to protect an employee’s procedural and substantive rights under Title VII.
