META excludes recovery for pain and suffering, emotional distress, defamation, fraud, punitive damages, compensatory damages, or any other monetary award. Attorney's fees are recoverable, so that employees with modest incomes have an opportunity to obtain legal assistance in bringing legitimate claims. Enforcement in META is entirely by arbitration. Judicial review of arbitration awards is permitted only for various abuses of the discretion or office of the arbitrators. META also protects employees who participate in termination proceedings.
Any retaliation can make the employer subject to damages, including punitive damages.
META would provide fairer and more efficient adjudication of employment termination cases in any adopting jurisdiction. It is an important step forward for state law.