Arbitration Agreement
(Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate Employment-Related Disputes) (NY)

Summary

This template is an Arbitration Agreement (Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate Employment-Related Disputes) (NY) that features guidance to help withstand challenges to arbitrability. It is intended for private employers. This template contemplates using the American Arbitration Association as the arbitral organization, but parties can choose to use other organizations as well. The template's language has been customized to comply with New York and federal law. As a result, the text of this template differs from the non-jurisdictional Arbitration Agreement (Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate Employment-Related Disputes). The drafting notes, alternate clauses, and optional clauses address issues under both New York and federal law. LexisNexis' L&E arbitration visuals and custom L&E arbitration filters allow attorneys to quickly compare up to four arbitrators at the same time on key criteria such as prevailing party, topic, industry, and other criteria. This training video shows how to use LexisNexis' Labor & Employment arbitration visuals and filters to more efficiently select L&E arbitrators and conduct arbitration research. For an annotated New York arbitration clause for insertion in a larger employment agreement or handbook, see Arbitration Clause for Employment-Related Claims (NY). For more information on arbitration agreements, see Arbitration Clause Drafting and Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver Enforcement in Employment Litigation. For a full listing of key content that can be used by in-house counsel to develop, revise, and implement a company's employee and third-party-related policies, see In-House Company Policies Resource Kit.