While the United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that claims based on statutory rights may be vindicated by arbitration, the Court has yet to determine the validity of a pre-dispute mandatory arbitration agreement ( MAA ) that covers Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( Title VII ). The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, contrary to every other district court of appeals to have considered the matter, has held that Title VII claims may not be subjected to arbitration under an MAA. The instant case once again addresses the question of whether the Ninth Circuit will allow an employer to require its employees to sign an MAA covering Title VII claims as a condition of employment
In recent years, the Supreme Court has put up roadblocks for workers who seek relief in court for wr...
Recent Supreme Court decisions have re-examined the traditional judicial deference paid to the resol...
Supreme Court decisions establish two separate lines of analysis concerning whether arbitration agre...
While the United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that claims based on statutory rights may ...
This casenote examines a Ninth Circuit decision that considered the impact of the Civil Rights Act o...
Through the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Congress ha...
In EEOC v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, decided in 2003, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals al...
The friction between the FAA and Title VII arises when an injured employee has signed an arbitration...
Many employees sign arbitration agreements as part of the hiring process. Often, these agreements ar...
The growing trend toward reliance upon arbitration, rather than judicial adjudication, has resulted ...
Published in cooperation with the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolutio
In enacting Title VII, Congress specifically gave employees who are victims of discrimination based ...
Courts have long viewed mandatory arbitration agreements (MAAs) as contract provisions that employee...
Since the inception of several employment and discrimination statutes, arbitration has grown exponen...
In Frank\u27s Nursery, however, the EEOC pursued court action against an employer that included mone...
In recent years, the Supreme Court has put up roadblocks for workers who seek relief in court for wr...
Recent Supreme Court decisions have re-examined the traditional judicial deference paid to the resol...
Supreme Court decisions establish two separate lines of analysis concerning whether arbitration agre...
While the United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that claims based on statutory rights may ...
This casenote examines a Ninth Circuit decision that considered the impact of the Civil Rights Act o...
Through the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Congress ha...
In EEOC v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, decided in 2003, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals al...
The friction between the FAA and Title VII arises when an injured employee has signed an arbitration...
Many employees sign arbitration agreements as part of the hiring process. Often, these agreements ar...
The growing trend toward reliance upon arbitration, rather than judicial adjudication, has resulted ...
Published in cooperation with the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolutio
In enacting Title VII, Congress specifically gave employees who are victims of discrimination based ...
Courts have long viewed mandatory arbitration agreements (MAAs) as contract provisions that employee...
Since the inception of several employment and discrimination statutes, arbitration has grown exponen...
In Frank\u27s Nursery, however, the EEOC pursued court action against an employer that included mone...
In recent years, the Supreme Court has put up roadblocks for workers who seek relief in court for wr...
Recent Supreme Court decisions have re-examined the traditional judicial deference paid to the resol...
Supreme Court decisions establish two separate lines of analysis concerning whether arbitration agre...