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Supreme Court Enforces Mandatory Arbitration of ADEA Claims under Collective Bargaining Agreement


by Bethany Steffke Sweeny View Biography
Benjamin Steffans
Butzel Long{newline}A Professional Corporation View Firm Credentials
Detroit Office

May 22, 2009

Previously published on April 3, 2009

In an opinion issued this week, the United States Supreme Court in 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett definitively held that a provision in a collective bargaining agreement that clearly and unmistakably requires union members to arbitrate claims pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA") is enforceable under federal law.


 

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