Kentucky Legislature Seeks To Reestablish Employment Arbitration

A Kentucky legislative leader has just taken the first step to try to resurrect the ability of employers to require employment disputes to be resolved by arbitration. Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers has just introduced legislation (Senate Bill 7) to make clear that employers and employees may agree to arbitrate claims related to the employment.

Bill Takes Aim At Recent Supreme Court Decision

The bill, introduced on February 14, is a direct response to a recent Kentucky Supreme Court decision that effectively negates the practice of arbitration for employment disputes. The September 2018 ruling in Northern Kentucky Area Development Dist. v. Snyder  sent shockwaves through the state and caused many employers to immediately change a very common business practice by outlawing mandatory arbitration agreements that require applicants or employees to sign if they want to be hired or remain employed. That controversial decision made Kentucky the first in the