Definitions

For the purposes of this Chapter:

(a)The term predispute arbitration agreement means any agreement to arbitrate a dispute that had not yet arisen at the time of the making of the agreement.

(b)The term predispute joint-action waiver means an agreement, whether or not part of a pre-dispute arbitration agreement, that would prohibit, or waive the right of, one of COL 6/21/2023 CH. 42C ENDING FORCED ARBITRATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT OF 2022 the parties to the agreement to participate in a joint, class, or collective action in a judicial, arbitral, administrative, or other forum, concerning a dispute that has not yet arisen at the time of the making of the agreement.

(c)The term sexual assault dispute means a dispute involving alleged criminal sexual conduct, as such terms are defined in Chapter 25 of Title 9, Guam Code Annotated, or Section 2246 of Title 18 United States Code, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.

(d)The term sexual harassment dispute means a dispute relating to conduct that is alleged to constitute sexual harassment under § 4703 of Article 7, Chapter 4, Title 4, Guam Code Annotated, or federal law.