Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Apr. 19, 2018
Arbitrator Award in sexual harassment case tossed as irrational
The Supreme Court has not approved of any such standard. Even in the 9th Circuit, the award must be "completely irrational."
Michael H. Leb
Neutral
Leb Dispute Resolutions
Labor & Employment
Phone: (310) 284-8224
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Email: michael@lebdr.com
U Michigan Law School
THE NEUTRAL CORNER is a monthly column discussing recent cases or topics of interest from a neutral's perspective.
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This column has come to the defense of arbitrators and, to a lesser extent, compulsory arbitration clauses in employment agreements. Now comes a case -- In re New York City Transit Authority v. Earl Phillips (N.Y. Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, April 10, 2018) -- that exemplifies why employee advocates so vehemently oppose these agreements.
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