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Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers and utility player Chris Taylor agreed to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. League sources told the Orange County Register and Sports Illustrated that the sides avoided arbitration when they reached an agreement on a two-year, $ 13.4 million extension that includes salaries of $ 5.6 million this season and $ 7.8 million in 2021. The team didn't disclose financial terms of the agreement. Taylor, 29, missed more than a month with a fractured left forearm last season. In 124 regular-season games, he posted a .262 batting average with 12 home runs, 52 RBIs and eight stolen bases. Taylor earned $ 3.5 million in the 2019 season. According to the Orange County Register, he asked for $ 5.8 million in arbitration, and the Dodgers off...

The rideshare company Uber announced Tuesday that it is doing away with a rule that forced arbitration on passengers and drivers who come forward claiming they've been sexually harassed or assaulted. But the move is drawing some criticism for applying only to individuals and not class-action suits. The policy shift was detailed in a letter titled "Turning the lights on" published on the company's site. Uber's Chief Legal Officer Tony West wrote that the company "will no longer require mandatory arbitration for individual claims of sexual assault or sexual harassment by Uber riders, drivers or employees." This update, he continued, will "give riders, drivers and employees options to continue taking accusations of harassment or assaults into arbitration, but also allow for a confidential...

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Chris Taylor signs two-year deal with Los Angeles Dodgers to avoid arbitration

Uber ends forced arbitration for sex misconduct victims — but only for individuals