The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held for the first time Thursday that whistleblower claims brought under the Dodd‐Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 can be forced into arbitration.

The decision, in a case where a former Citigroup executive alleged gender discrimination and retaliation, brought the Second Circuit in line with the Third Circuit, the only other federal appeals court to have ruled on the issue.

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