The FAA therefore "requires courts to place arbitration agreements 'on equal footing with all other contracts. '" Kindred Nursing Centers Ltd.Clark Hill attorneys regularly represent insurers in complex multi-party litigation in courtrooms throughout the country. Mandatory arbitration agreements can now be find in virtually every contract consumers sign. As a general rule, if you are trying to skirt out from under an arbitration clause in an employment agreement you are up against it. The US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) ruled that an employer's mandatory arbitration program was unenforceable. Held: The Kentucky Supreme Court's clearstatement rule violates the.