Jamie Leigh Jones remarks on mandatory arbitration

Jamie Leigh Jones, of Houston, Texas, was raped by co-workers while working for a Halliburton subsidiary in Iraq. Her company said she couldnt go to court because the employment agreement she signed required her claims to be settled through arbitration.

U.S. Senator Russ Feingold reintroduced legislation to protect the right of Americans to have their day in court. The bill would make pre-dispute agreements requiring arbitration for any employment, consumer, franchise, or civil rights disputes unenforceable.

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