Comments on: Sometimes I Wonder… http://www.juliansanchez.com/2009/10/12/sometimes-i-wonder/ Just another geek in the geek kingdom Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:32:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Amy http://www.juliansanchez.com/2009/10/12/sometimes-i-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-9615 Amy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:50:11 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=3709#comment-9615 That's why they call it "binding" arbitration. If you don't like the result of the arbitration, you're stuck with it, and you've signed away your right to sue. And nearly every major company does put that in their contracts. Read your cell phone contract or your credit card agreement some time. That’s why they call it “binding” arbitration. If you don’t like the result of the arbitration, you’re stuck with it, and you’ve signed away your right to sue. And nearly every major company does put that in their contracts. Read your cell phone contract or your credit card agreement some time.

]]> By: Brian Moore http://www.juliansanchez.com/2009/10/12/sometimes-i-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-9565 Brian Moore Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:44:45 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=3709#comment-9565 Okay, that helps explain it a bit. But I didn't think you could sign that away either -- you can say "you have to go to arbitration, but if that doesn't work you can still sue." Wouldn't every company put that in their contracts if you could? There has to be a way to hammer these idiots. Okay, that helps explain it a bit. But I didn’t think you could sign that away either — you can say “you have to go to arbitration, but if that doesn’t work you can still sue.” Wouldn’t every company put that in their contracts if you could? There has to be a way to hammer these idiots.

]]> By: Amy http://www.juliansanchez.com/2009/10/12/sometimes-i-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-9542 Amy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:24:54 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=3709#comment-9542 It's not the criminal charges. (though I'd imagine she'd have trouble bringing criminal charges against any individual who attacked her in a foreign country. If anything, she'd probably have to have them arrested and charged in Iraq under Iraqi law). She wants to be able to sue the company for failing to protect her and/or for having policies that resulted in her attack and imprisonment. It’s not the criminal charges. (though I’d imagine she’d have trouble bringing criminal charges against any individual who attacked her in a foreign country. If anything, she’d probably have to have them arrested and charged in Iraq under Iraqi law). She wants to be able to sue the company for failing to protect her and/or for having policies that resulted in her attack and imprisonment.

]]> By: Brian Moore http://www.juliansanchez.com/2009/10/12/sometimes-i-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-9537 Brian Moore Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:10:54 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=3709#comment-9537 Certainly I'm ignorant on this subject, but I didn't think you could sign away your right to press charges for a criminal offense in a contract: "Jones was prevented from bringing charges in court against KBR because her employment contract stipulated that sexual assault allegations would only be heard in private arbitration." The fact that I'm confused about this makes me wonder if I missed something in reading the article. I can't imagine any situation where it would be legal for a company to stop someone from pressing charges against anyone for sexual assault. Certainly I’m ignorant on this subject, but I didn’t think you could sign away your right to press charges for a criminal offense in a contract:

“Jones was prevented from bringing charges in court against KBR because her employment contract stipulated that sexual assault allegations would only be heard in private arbitration.”

The fact that I’m confused about this makes me wonder if I missed something in reading the article. I can’t imagine any situation where it would be legal for a company to stop someone from pressing charges against anyone for sexual assault.

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