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Once upon a time, it was mandatory under Form U4 that registered representatives file any statutory claims of discrimination (such as age, gender, or race discrimination) in arbitration rather than in court. A well known Supreme Court case decided in 1991, Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.
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