Rivian Employee Avoids Arbitration, Class Waiver Under 2022 Law

Rivian Automotive LLC was denied arbitration of a female employee’s claims that she and other women were subjected to sexual harassment.

The ruling Monday is the latest to apply the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act to keep a sexual harassment plaintiff’s lawsuit in court despite the existence of an agreement requiring them to arbitrate job discrimination disputes.

The March 2022 law, which amended the Federal Arbitration Act, also means the electronic vehicle manufacturer can’t enforce the class-action waiver provision of its arbitration agreement against former battery team member Angela Betancourt, the US District Court for ...