Most employment agreements contain provisions which require all disputes arising out of your employment to be resolved through arbitration: (Arbitration: a way to resolve a dispute outside of court. It's an alternative to litigation that's often faster and less expensive.) Arbitration is usually found toward the end of the contract in small print using language that is unfamiliar and perhaps meaningless to you. People usually think that if there is a problem with my job, I’ll just go to a …
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