Section 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.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-407dd
Added by P.A. 18-0094, S. 4 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2018.