Connecticut § 52-407dd - Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions.
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§ 52-407dd. Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions.
Sec. 52-407dd. Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding may waive, or the parties may vary the effect of, the requirements of sections 52-407aa to 52-407eee, inclusive, to the extent permitted by law.
(b) Before a controversy arises that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, a party to the agreement may not:
(1) Waive or agree to vary the effect of the requirements of subsection (a) of section 52-407ee, subsection (a) of section 52-407ff, section 52-407hh, subsection (a) or (b) of section 52-407qq and section 52-407zz or 52-407bbb;
(2) Agree to unreasonably restrict the right under section 52-407ii to notice of the initiation of an arbitration proceeding;
(3) Agree to unreasonably restrict the right under section 52-407ll to disclosure of any facts by a neutral arbitrator; or
(4) Waive the right under section 52-407pp of a party to an agreement to arbitrate to be represented by a lawyer at any proceeding or hearing under sections 52-407aa to 52-407eee, inclusive, provided an employer and a labor organization may waive the right to representation by a lawyer in a labor arbitration.
(c) A party to an agreement to arbitrate or arbitration proceeding may not waive, or the parties may not vary the effect of, the requirements of this section or section 52-407cc, 52-407gg, 52-407nn or 52-407rr, subsection (d) or (e) of section 52-407tt, or sections 52-407vv to 52-407yy, inclusive, and sections 52-407ccc to 52-407eee, inclusive, or section 37-3a.
(P.A. 18-94, S. 4.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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