Advocacy News – Oct. 22, 2025
What’s happening: The MI Chamber joined over 200 organizations nationwide in signing a joint letter sent to Congress that would restrict or eliminate arbitration agreements.
Why it matters: Several pending federal bills aim to dismantle arbitration and class-action waiver provisions across areas like employment, consumer contracts, data privacy, discrimination, and antitrust disputes.
- If passed, these bills would invalidate millions of valid agreements and limit access to timely, affordable remedies — benefiting class-action lawyers over workers and consumers.
Fast facts:
- Arbitration delivers faster, lower-cost and fair outcomes for employees, consumers and businesses compared to litigation.
- Class action suits often result in little or no compensation for participants while generating large attorney fees.
- Arbitration has ensured fair outcomes for nearly a century under the Federal Arbitration Act.
- Providers like American Arbitration Association (AAA) and JAMS (another leading arbitration provider) uphold strict fairness standards and due process protections.
- Courts already can and do invalidate any unfair arbitration agreements.
Go deeper: Read the joint letter or contact Wendy Block with questions.