Lawmakers consider cracking down on forced arbitration

Myriam Gilles, a professor of law at Yeshiva University, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee recently. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
After Kimberly Matson lost her job with Reinhart Foodservice in Burlington, she took the matter to federal court.Matson, according to court papers, felt she had been wrongfully terminated out of retaliation.
Reinhart responded to the lawsuit by seeking to move the dispute to arbitration, a process Matson had agreed to when she joined the company. Last