National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

Employees in low-wage workplaces, women and African-Americans are more likely to be subject to mandatory arbitration agreements in employment contracts than are other groups, potentially limiting their access to the court system, a study released Friday by the Economic Policy Institute found.

The survey, authored by Cornell University professor Alexander Colvin, found that 57.6 percent of female workers, 59.1 percent of African-American workers, and 53.5 percent of male workers are bound by mandatory arbitration agreements.

Nearly 65 percent of workplaces where the average wage is less than $13 an hour also require mandatory arbitration agreements for their employees.

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