December 13, 2024
Nearly two years after its enactment, courts' interpretations of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act are taking shape, though plenty of questions remain. Here's a look back at five rulings this year that helped clarify how judges see the 2022 law.
September 23, 2024
A Florida federal judge kicked a fired Raymond James and Associates executive's sex bias suit to arbitration Monday, concluding that a federal law prohibiting mandatory arbitration of sex misconduct claims didn't apply because her harassment allegations lacked "plausibility."
October 16, 2023
A female former executive was fired from Raymond James and Associates after she criticized the financial services company for backtracking on a promotion because she was "too aggressive" on the job, according to a sex bias suit she filed Monday in Florida federal court.