Unconscionability & Involuntary Arbitration Agreements: The Systemic Exploitation of Immigrant Labor in the United States

Authors

Isabel Ortega-Romero, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note examines the inadequacy of the doctrine of unconscionability in protecting immigrant workers from exploitation through unfair contracts and arbitration agreements. It advocates for legal reforms, including the regulation of arbitration agreements and the recognition of unconscionability as a tort, to address these issues.

Disciplines

Evidence | Immigration Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Isabel Ortega-Romero, Unconscionability & Involuntary Arbitration Agreements: The Systemic Exploitation of Immigrant Labor in the United States, 30 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 767 (2024).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol30/iss3/8