Pro-Arbitration Policy: Is This What the Parties Really Intended - The Courts\u27 Treatment of Forum Selection Clauses in Arbitration Agreements, The

In today\u27s global economy, it is not uncommon for parties from different locations to contract together both in commerce and in employment. Especially in the context of employers, one party will often want any and all disputes it has with its employees to be resolved via arbitration in a certain forum. To accomplish this, employers often include a forum selection clause in the arbitration agreement with the future employee. Thus, if and how courts address forum selection clauses is of paramount importance to employers. In Sterling Financial Investment Group, Inc. v. Hammer, the 11 th Circuit Court of Appeals were faced with the issue of whether to interpret and enforce a forum selection clause in an arbitration agreement between an employee and an employer