More Employers Turn to Arbitration to Handle Job Claims

Google may recently have stopped requiring arbitration for employee sexual harassment and assault claims, but mandatory arbitration clauses remain the standard for all other employment claims, the Alphabet Inc. subsidiary told Bloomberg Law.

The use of arbitration agreements also is a popular trend for many other employers, with some 60 million workers currently covered by mandatory arbitration provisions.

“We use arbitration for most employment matters in the U.S. We believe this is most effective for all parties involved,” a Google spokesperson said.

Many major employers, including other tech companies that have done away with mandatory clauses on harassment, maintain arbitration ...