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

Summary

This template is a mutual agreement to arbitrate employment-related disputes that features guidance to withstand challenges to arbitrability for private employers. The template's language complies with Virginia and federal law. It does not differ from the non-jurisdictional Arbitration Agreement (Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate Employment-Related Disputes). This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. 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. For more information on arbitration agreements, see Arbitration Clause Drafting and Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver Enforcement in Employment Litigation.