Washington – Workers can’t sue for age discrimination when the union representing them has agreed that any bias claims should go to arbitration rather than court, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
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The justices, voting 5-4, ruled in favor of Temco Services Industries Inc. on a discrimination lawsuit by three men who were demoted from positions as night watchmen at a New York City office building.
The case is 14 Penn Plaza v. Pyett, 07-581.
wow it only makes sense.
Its about time these ultra liberal courts started standing up to the unions! Keep it up!
Employment lawyers understand the unfairness of this. Pre-employment agreements are designed to waive an employee’s rights in favor of a phony arbitration procedure. This is not limited to union cases. If you don’t sign the agreement you don’t get the job. Most do not read or understand what they sign. There are many prominent cases that have come before Congress to eliminate this unfair law (Fed Arbitration Act.
Did anyone else notice that one of the 2 lawyers on the winning brief is frum…Mark Harris, a litigation partner at Proskauer Rose.