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Labor/Employment

Feb. 14, 2002

'Waffle House' Decision Won't Change Much for Employment Arbitration

Forum Column - By Samuel Estreicher - On Jan. 15, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a narrow issue in EEOC v. Waffle House Inc. - whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency responsible for administering the major federal employment discrimination statutes, is limited in its prayer for relief because Eric Baker, the charging party on whose behalf the agency brought suit, had entered into an an otherwise valid arbitration agreement requiring him to arbitrate his personal discrimination and other employment claims.

        Forum Column
        
        By Samuel Estreicher
        
        On Jan. 15, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a narrow issue in EEOC v. Waffle House Inc. - whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency respon...

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