Sec. 52-407dd. Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions.
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(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 52-407 ll 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 .