The Supreme Court Opens the Door to Mandatory Arbitration of Discrimination Claims for Union Members

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On April 1, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court in 14 Penn Plaza L.L.C. v. Pyett, held that a provision in a collective bargaining agreement that clearly and unmistakably requires union members to arbitrate federal age discrimination claims is enforceable as a matter of law.

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