The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR) Act would ban forced mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home cases. The bill would ensure that Americans can have their constitutionally guaranteed day in court. Increasingly, the nursing home industry uses these unfair clauses to shield themselves from accountability in the courts. The arbitration is often (but
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published protections for nursing home residents from illegal collection activities. Families should understand their rights, especially when it comes to helping a loved one gain admission to a nursing home. Some nursing homes and debt collectors are billing and suing caregivers for residents’ cost of care based on illegal admission contracts.
Section 4 According to Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act, a jury trial is necessary to determine if an arbitration agreement is enforceable: The court shall hear the parties, and upon being satisfied that the making of the agreement for arbitration or the failure to comply therewith is not in issue, the court shall
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2019 rule prohibits nursing homes from forcing residents to sign binding arbitration agreements as a condition of admission to the facility, or as a requirement to continue receiving care. Today is the day surveyors will begin using new guidance to check for compliance since the rule’s Sept. 16, 2019 effective
The Mental Health Matters Act would ban unfair arbitration clauses, class action waivers, discretionary clauses, and representation waivers in ERISA-governed plans. The Mental Health Matters Act would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to make mandatory arbitration clauses unenforceable. This would ban pre-dispute arbitration as a condition of joining the plan. A big win
The New York Times had a great article on the scourge of mandatory arbitration clauses in admission paperwork for assisted living facilities. Although arbitration is ubiquitous in modern life, it is unfair in the health care setting. When residents sign these agreements hidden among the dozens of admission pages, the facility tricks them into waiving