John,

What do a cell phone contract, an employee handbook, and a train ticket all have in common?

First, they’re drafted by teams of high-paid attorneys representing powerful clients.

Second, they may contain forced arbitration clauses, requiring the individuals who sign them to give up their right to their day in court if a dispute arises.

Forced arbitration is how corporations and powerful entities rig the game against everyday Americans. Arbitration clauses are everywhere, and people often don’t know the rights they give up when they sign these types of contracts.

That’s understandable – after all, ordinary people don’t go through life with teams of lawyers looking over every document they sign. But corporations do. And that imbalance is fundamentally unfair when corporations use their power to try to rob people of their day in court.

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But here’s the good news. The House just passed my bill, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act. The FAIR Act will keep individuals from being forced into private arbitration, and it will keep open their access to the court system as guaranteed by the 7th Amendment.

In America, everyone deserves their day in court. Big corporations should not be able to squirm their way out of accountability through cleverly drafted contracts when they do something wrong.

Will you stand with me in bringing accountability and fairness back to our judicial system by donating a few dollars to help me continue this work?

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My thanks, John.

– Hank Johnson (he/him)