Justia Connect Webinars The Arbitrability Puzzle: Key Challenges and Responses

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Donna Lurie Lurie Workplace Solutions

The Arbitrability Puzzle Key Challenges and Responses

Premieres May 8, 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT

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The Arbitrability Puzzle: Key Challenges and Responses

This presentation will describe both substantive and procedural arbitrability challenges and responses to them. It will cover sample arbitrability scenarios, provide arbitrability resources, and discuss U.S. Supreme Court decisions on arbitrability.

Topics covered include:

Negotiation, Mediation, & Arbitration Contracts Employment Law Law Practice

Agenda:

Introductory Overview

How knowing about arbitrability issues will help you as an advocate or a neutral practitioner

Substantive Arbitrability Challenges & Responses

Principles of contract interpretation that could throw out your claim
Election of forums and the impact on your case
Options for resolving a substantive arbitrability challenge

Procedural Arbitrability Challenges & Responses

Timelines and parties’ practices with timelines
What does the arbitration demand say?
Ripeness of the dispute or issue to be arbitrated
Individual vs group vs class action claims
Specific events/decisions vs claims of a continuing nature

Arbitrability Scenario re Substantive Arbitrability

Have an opportunity to consider how to rule on a substantive arbitrability challenge

Arbitrability Scenario re Procedural Arbitrability

Have an opportunity to consider how to rule on a procedural arbitrability challenge

Arbitrability Resources and Rulings

Overview of American Arbitration Association (AAA) and JAMS rules that govern how arbitrability challenges are handled
Court authority over arbitrability questions vs delegation to the arbitrator

Options for Parties to Consider in Addressing Arbitrability Issues

Audience Questions & Answers

Duration of this webinar: 60 minutes

When: Premieres in 35 days | May 8, 2026 9:00 AM PT

Speaker

Donna Lurie Arbitrator and Mediator
Lurie Workplace Solutions

Donna Lurie is an independent arbitrator, mediator, and trainer. She serves on the AAA Labor & Employment Panels, Consumer Panels for AAA and NAM, FMCS Grievance Panel, Washington PERC Panels, Oregon ERB Panel, California PERB Panel, Alaska Arbitration Panel, Montana Board of Personnel Appeals, and the King County Personnel Board. Donna has 40+ years of experience in labor relations, arbitrations, workplace mediations, negotiations, grievance processing, trial work, and administrative hearings. Contact Donna at www.luriesolutions.com

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits

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Alaska CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

California CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Hawaii CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Illinois CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Missouri CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.20 General

Nevada CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

New Jersey CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.20 General

North Carolina CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Ohio CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Pennsylvania CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 Substantive Law, Practice, and Procedure

Texas CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Vermont CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

West Virginia CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.20 General

This presentation is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in Alaska, one hour of General CLE credit in California, one hour of General CLE credit in Hawaii, one hour of General CLE credit in Illinois, one hour of General CLE credit in Missouri, one hour of General CLE credit in Nevada, one hour of General CLE credit in North Carolina, one hour of General CLE credit in Ohio, one hour of Substantive Law, Practice, and Procedure CLE credit in Pennsylvania, one hour of General CLE credit in Vermont, and one hour of General CLE credit in West Virginia. This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.20 hours of total CLE credit. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.00 credit hours.

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