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Hawaii Long-Term Care Ombudsman, John McDermott, Lobbies to End Arbitration Agreements

October 11, 2016

Hawaii State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, John McDermott, lobbies federal officials to end arbitration agreements. Advocates for Hawaii’s elderly celebrated a federal agency’s decision to bar the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements by nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.

The Honolulu Civil Beat wrote an article about pre-dispute arbitration agreements, "The new arbitration restrictions, which take effect Nov. 28, were part of the agency’s biggest review and rewrite of nursing home rules since 1991. The 713-page rule will be published Tuesday in the Federal Register. 'This is definitely a victory for the little guy,' said John McDermott, Hawaii’s long-term care ombudsman." Read the full article here.