The Federal Arbitration Act: Successes, Failures, and a Roadmap for Reform

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act, this volume brings together a diverse group of leading scholars and practitioners to celebrate its successes and propose specific reforms. Readers will gain insight into how the Federal Arbitration Act impacts the modern practice of arbitration and how the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Act undermines its fairness. Focusing on domestic, commercial and consumer, as well as securities and labor and employment arbitration, this book provides a roadmap to enhance the fairness and coherence of the Act. The volume is unique in that it serves as the impetus for a law reform project, with over thirty scholars speaking collectively for improvements to the law. More effective than scattershot arguments, this coordinated effort delivers a consistent message to a national audience: that arbitration has become ubiquitous and the law should ensure it is fair and equitable.

Richard A. Bales is a Professor of Law at Ohio Northern University where he teaches labor, employment, ADR courses, Torts, and Civil Procedure. He has published more than 100 scholarly articles and authored or co-authored ten books on topics related to labor, employment, and ADR. He also is a labor arbitrator, and a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators, the American Bar Foundation, and the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Jill I. Gross is Vice Dean and Professor of Law at Pace University's Elisabeth Haub School of Law. Professor Gross is co-author of the treatise Broker-Dealer Law and Regulation and the casebook Arbitration: Law, Policy, and Practice. She has published dozens of book chapters and law review articles on the arbitration of commercial and securities disputes. She serves as an arbitrator for both the AAA and FINRA.