MO HB928

Arbitrators, not courts, shall make all initial decisions on arbitrability for employer/at-will employee arbitration agreements, including whether parties agreed to arbitrate and whether the agreement is valid and enforceable

Employer-employee arbitration agreements are presumed valid where both parties must arbitrate covered disputes, the employer provides written notice of terms, and the employee acknowledges acceptance in writing or continues employment

Arbitration agreement modifications cannot apply retroactively to claims that accrued before the modification's effective date

Courts must automatically stay proceedings and order arbitration when a party demonstrates an employer-employee arbitration agreement exists under the new provisions

Removes prior statutory language that exempted new home warranty contracts and reinsurance contracts from being classified as contracts of adhesion