Sentences with phrase «because arbitration forums»

This is put in place primarily to prevent consumers from bringing class action lawsuits and because arbitration forums are routinely biased in favor of the company.

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This time, the focus is more narrowly on ensuring that people not be forced to agree to potential arbitration as a condition of their employment and that employers be prohibited from «threatening, retaliating or discriminating against, or terminating any applicant for employment or prospective employment or any employee because of the refusal to consent to the waiver of any right, forum, or procedure for a violation of specific statutes governing employment.»

During the UNCITRAL colloquium on PPPs in 2014, for example, participants questioned the suitability of utilizing international arbitration for PPP - related disputes, mainly because of the «multiple investment treaties, multiple international arbitration forums, cases and rulings, and the poor enforcement of international arbitral awards».